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Shack Tavern

At a glance

Shack Tavern (PWSID WI4590076) is an active transient non-community water system in Shawano 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.

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

PWSIDWI4590076
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served25
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program
City servedShawano
StateWisconsin
ZIP—
CountyShawano County

How does Shack Tavern compare with other water systems in Shawano County?

By EPA's size categories, Shack Tavern is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Shawano County has 116 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 210 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 24,399 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 Shack Tavern 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 Shack Tavern?

EPA lists Shack 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. 100 of the 116 active systems in Shawano County (86%) are also privately owned.

Does Shack 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 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2001 and January 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-01-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2022-01-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2001-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

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.

Shack Tavern: frequently asked questions

Who runs Shack Tavern?

Shack Tavern (PWSID WI4590076) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does Shack Tavern serve?

Shack Tavern reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Shawano County, Wisconsin.

Where does Shack 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 Shack 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 2025. 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 Shack 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 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Shack Tavern's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Shack 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 Shawano County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Shawano WaterworksShawano9,610CommunityGroundwater
Shawano Lk San Dist 1Shawano4,950CommunityGroundwater
Bonduel WaterworksShawano1,475CommunityGroundwater
Wittenberg WaterworksShawano1,200CommunityGroundwater
Birnamwood WaterworksShawano832CommunityGroundwater
Tigerton WaterworksShawano705CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Shack Tavern, PWSID WI4590076, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/shack-tavern-wi4590076 (data as of October 1, 2026).