Public water system · WI8070428
ActiveSalty Steer
At a glance
Salty Steer (PWSID WI8070428) is an active transient non-community water system in Burnett County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2009.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Salty Steer compare with other water systems in Burnett County?
By EPA's size categories, Salty Steer is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Burnett County has 192 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 69 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 13,147 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 Salty Steer is about half of 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 Salty Steer?
EPA lists Salty Steer 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. 174 of the 192 active systems in Burnett County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Salty Steer have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2009. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and October 2009. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-05 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Salty Steer: frequently asked questions
Who runs Salty Steer?
Salty Steer (PWSID WI8070428) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Salty Steer serve?
Salty Steer reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Burnett County, Wisconsin.
Where does Salty Steer 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 Salty Steer have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2009. 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 Salty Steer'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2009. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Salty Steer's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Salty Steer 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 Burnett County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantsburg Waterworks | Burnett | 1,460 | Community | Groundwater |
| Siren Waterworks | Burnett | 941 | Community | Groundwater |
| Webster Waterworks | Burnett | 652 | Community | Groundwater |
| Herzl Camp Hak 1 West Bathroom | Burnett | 322 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Herzl Camp Hak 2 East Bathroom | Burnett | 322 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Fourwinds Market Grocery Store | Burnett | 321 | 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, “Salty Steer, PWSID WI8070428, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/salty-steer-wi8070428 (data as of October 1, 2026).