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Pelican Elementary School

At a glance

Pelican Elementary School (PWSID WI7441166) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Oneida County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 353 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

353

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWI7441166
System typeNon-transient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served353
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program
City servedRhinelander
StateWisconsin
ZIP—
CountyOneida County

How does Pelican Elementary School compare with other water systems in Oneida County?

By EPA's size categories, Pelican Elementary School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Oneida County has 345 active public water systems. Its population served is about 3 times the county average of 117 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 40,498 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wisconsin, the 11,056 active systems average 469 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Pelican Elementary School is about 18% below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Wisconsin has 891 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.1% of the state's 11,056 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 10,978 Wisconsin systems (99%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Pelican Elementary School?

EPA lists Pelican Elementary School as privately owned. The WI state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 299 of the 345 active systems in Oneida County (87%) are also privately owned.

Does Pelican Elementary School have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between January 2013 and January 2021. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (3 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2021-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2021-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2014-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2014-01-01Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2014-01-01Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000YesResolved
2014-01-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2014-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2013-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2013-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2013-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2013-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2013-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Pelican Elementary School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Pelican Elementary School?

Pelican Elementary School (PWSID WI7441166) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does Pelican Elementary School serve?

Pelican Elementary School reports serving 353 people through 1 service connection in Oneida County, Wisconsin.

Where does Pelican Elementary School get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Pelican Elementary School have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Pelican Elementary School's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Pelican Elementary School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pelican Elementary School is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Oneida County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Rhinelander Water & WastewaterOneida8,234CommunityGroundwater
Lakeland Sanitary Dist 1Oneida2,381CommunityGroundwater
Minocqua Hazelhurst Elem SchOneida650Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Three Lakes Sanitary DistrictOneida500CommunityGroundwater
Scouting America Camp Tesomas Program Center and Dining HallOneida500Transient non-communityGroundwater
Wi Dnr Clear Lk Cmpgd 10Oneida450Transient non-communityGroundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Pelican Elementary School, PWSID WI7441166, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/pelican-elementary-school-wi7441166 (data as of October 1, 2026).