Public water system · WI1220131
ActiveSandy Hook Tavern
At a glance
Sandy Hook Tavern (PWSID WI1220131) is an active transient non-community water system in Grant County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 55 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 January 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
55
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sandy Hook Tavern compare with other water systems in Grant County?
By EPA's size categories, Sandy Hook Tavern is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grant County has 90 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 463 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 41,674 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 Sandy Hook Tavern is about 62% 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 Sandy Hook Tavern?
EPA lists Sandy Hook 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. 54 of the 90 active systems in Grant County (60%) are also privately owned.
Does Sandy Hook Tavern have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and January 2021. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Sandy Hook Tavern: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sandy Hook Tavern?
Sandy Hook Tavern (PWSID WI1220131) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Sandy Hook Tavern serve?
Sandy Hook Tavern reports serving 55 people through 1 service connection in Grant County, Wisconsin.
Where does Sandy Hook 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 Sandy Hook Tavern have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 Sandy Hook 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sandy Hook Tavern's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sandy Hook 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 Grant County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platteville Waterworks | Grant | 12,268 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lancaster Waterworks | Grant | 3,907 | Community | Groundwater |
| Boscobel Waterworks | Grant | 3,237 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fennimore Waterworks | Grant | 2,507 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cuba City Waterworks | Grant | 2,141 | Community | Groundwater |
| Muscoda Waterworks | Grant | 1,453 | 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, “Sandy Hook Tavern, PWSID WI1220131, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/sandy-hook-tavern-wi1220131 (data as of October 1, 2026).