Public water system · WI4700045
ActivePostcard Cabins- Wild Rose
At a glance
Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose (PWSID WI4700045) is an active transient non-community water system in Waushara County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose compare with other water systems in Waushara County?
By EPA's size categories, Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Waushara County has 198 active public water systems. Its population served is about 66% below the county average of 74 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 14,614 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wisconsin, the 11,056 active systems average 469 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Wisconsin has 9,112 active transient non-community water systems, 82% 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 Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose?
EPA lists Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose 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. 182 of the 198 active systems in Waushara County (92%) are also privately owned.
Does Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2012. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and June 2012. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 5 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose: frequently asked questions
Who runs Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose?
Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose (PWSID WI4700045) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose serve?
Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Waushara County, Wisconsin.
Where does Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose 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 Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2012. 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 Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose'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. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose is a 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 Waushara County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wautoma Water Dept | Waushara | 2,280 | Community | Groundwater |
| Redgranite Waterworks | Waushara | 2,019 | Community | Groundwater |
| Plainfield Waterworks | Waushara | 924 | Community | Groundwater |
| Coloma Waterworks | Waushara | 454 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hancock Waterworks | Waushara | 419 | Community | Groundwater |
| Operating Engineers Training Ctr | Waushara | 370 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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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, “Postcard Cabins- Wild Rose, PWSID WI4700045, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/postcard-cabins-wild-rose-wi4700045 (data as of October 1, 2026).