Public water system · WI8020227
ActivePrentice Park Comfort Station
At a glance
Prentice Park Comfort Station (PWSID WI8020227) is an active transient non-community water system in Ashland County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Prentice Park Comfort Station compare with other water systems in Ashland County?
By EPA's size categories, Prentice Park Comfort Station is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ashland County has 82 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 151 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 12,416 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 Prentice Park Comfort Station is about 65% 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 Prentice Park Comfort Station?
EPA lists Prentice Park Comfort Station as owned by a local government. 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. 20 of the 82 active systems in Ashland County (24%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Prentice Park Comfort Station have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Prentice Park Comfort Station: frequently asked questions
Who runs Prentice Park Comfort Station?
Prentice Park Comfort Station (PWSID WI8020227) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Prentice Park Comfort Station serve?
Prentice Park Comfort Station reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Ashland County, Wisconsin.
Where does Prentice Park Comfort Station 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 Prentice Park Comfort Station have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. 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 Prentice Park Comfort Station'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Prentice Park Comfort Station's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Prentice Park Comfort Station 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 Ashland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Water Utility | Ashland | 8,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Glidden Sanitary District | Ashland | 750 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mellen Water Utility | Ashland | 731 | Community | Groundwater |
| Butternut Waterworks | Ashland | 283 | Community | Groundwater |
| Marengo Valley School | Ashland | 220 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hartzell Subdivision - Abbey Lane | Ashland | 115 | 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, “Prentice Park Comfort Station, PWSID WI8020227, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/prentice-park-comfort-station-wi8020227 (data as of October 1, 2026).