Public water system · WI4590532
ActiveRed River Tavern
At a glance
Red River Tavern (PWSID WI4590532) is an active transient non-community water system in Shawano 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 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2004.
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 Red River Tavern compare with other water systems in Shawano County?
By EPA's size categories, Red River Tavern is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Shawano County has 116 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 210 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 24,399 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 Red River Tavern 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 Red River Tavern?
EPA lists Red River Tavern 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. 100 of the 116 active systems in Shawano County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Red River Tavern have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2004. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and December 2004. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2004-11-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Red River Tavern: frequently asked questions
Who runs Red River Tavern?
Red River Tavern (PWSID WI4590532) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Red River Tavern serve?
Red River Tavern reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
Where does Red River Tavern 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 Red River Tavern have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2004. 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 Red River Tavern'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 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2004. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Red River Tavern's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Red River Tavern 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 Shawano County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawano Waterworks | Shawano | 9,610 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shawano Lk San Dist 1 | Shawano | 4,950 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bonduel Waterworks | Shawano | 1,475 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wittenberg Waterworks | Shawano | 1,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Birnamwood Waterworks | Shawano | 832 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tigerton Waterworks | Shawano | 705 | 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, “Red River Tavern, PWSID WI4590532, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/red-river-tavern-wi4590532 (data as of October 1, 2026).