Public water system · WI6100359
ActiveRipps Bar
At a glance
Ripps Bar (PWSID WI6100359) is an active transient non-community water system in Clark 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019.
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 Ripps Bar compare with other water systems in Clark County?
By EPA's size categories, Ripps Bar is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Clark County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 149 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 14,002 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 Ripps Bar 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 Ripps Bar?
EPA lists Ripps Bar 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. 62 of the 94 active systems in Clark County (66%) are also privately owned.
Does Ripps Bar 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 2019. By type: 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-20 | ReportingReporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) · code 4A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Ripps Bar: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ripps Bar?
Ripps Bar (PWSID WI6100359) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Ripps Bar serve?
Ripps Bar reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Clark County, Wisconsin.
Where does Ripps Bar 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 Ripps Bar 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 2019. 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 Ripps Bar'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 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ripps Bar's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ripps Bar 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 Clark County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neillsville Waterworks | Clark | 2,384 | Community | Groundwater |
| Thorp Waterworks | Clark | 1,636 | Community | Groundwater |
| Loyal Waterworks | Clark | 1,308 | Community | Groundwater |
| Greenwood Waterworks | Clark | 1,079 | Community | Groundwater |
| Owen Waterworks | Clark | 936 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dorchester Waterworks | Clark | 834 | 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, “Ripps Bar, PWSID WI6100359, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/ripps-bar-wi6100359 (data as of October 1, 2026).