Rivers Edge Campground West Loop

How does Rivers Edge Campground West Loop compare with other water systems in Washburn County?

By EPA's size categories, Rivers Edge Campground West Loop is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Washburn County has 128 active public water systems. Its population served is about 67% below the county average of 75 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 9,565 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 Rivers Edge Campground West Loop 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 Rivers Edge Campground West Loop?

EPA lists Rivers Edge Campground West Loop 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. 105 of the 128 active systems in Washburn County (82%) are also privately owned.