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Rustic Roadhaus

At a glance

Rustic Roadhaus (PWSID WI7640234) is an active transient non-community water system in Vilas County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 105 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

105

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWI7640234
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served105
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program
City servedManitowish Wtrs
StateWisconsin
ZIP—
CountyVilas County

How does Rustic Roadhaus compare with other water systems in Vilas County?

By EPA's size categories, Rustic Roadhaus is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Vilas County has 460 active public water systems. Its population served is about 15% above the county average of 91 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 42,009 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 Rustic Roadhaus is about 27% 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 Rustic Roadhaus?

EPA lists Rustic Roadhaus 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. 377 of the 460 active systems in Vilas County (82%) are also privately owned.

Does Rustic Roadhaus have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and January 2002. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2002-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2001-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1995-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitritecode 1041NoResolved
1994-01-16Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved

All 4 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.

Rustic Roadhaus: frequently asked questions

Who runs Rustic Roadhaus?

Rustic Roadhaus (PWSID WI7640234) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does Rustic Roadhaus serve?

Rustic Roadhaus reports serving 105 people through 1 service connection in Vilas County, Wisconsin.

Where does Rustic Roadhaus 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 Rustic Roadhaus have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002. 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 Rustic Roadhaus' 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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2002. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Rustic Roadhaus' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rustic Roadhaus 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 Vilas County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Eagle River WaterworksVilas1,530CommunityGroundwater
Arbor Vitae Woodruff El SchVilas575Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Phelps Sanitary DistrictVilas550CommunityGroundwater
Wi Dnr Crystal Lk ShowerVilas540Transient non-communityGroundwater
Land O Lakes Sanitary DistVilas450CommunityGroundwater
Camp Ramah OfficeVilas400Transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “Rustic Roadhaus, PWSID WI7640234, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/rustic-roadhaus-wi7640234 (data as of October 1, 2026).