Public water system · WI8610574
ActiveSheldon Northwoods Country Store
At a glance
Sheldon Northwoods Country Store (PWSID WI8610574) is an active transient non-community water system in Taylor County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 77 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
77
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sheldon Northwoods Country Store compare with other water systems in Taylor County?
By EPA's size categories, Sheldon Northwoods Country Store is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Taylor County has 60 active public water systems. Its population served is about 57% below the county average of 180 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 10,796 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 Sheldon Northwoods Country Store 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 Sheldon Northwoods Country Store?
EPA lists Sheldon Northwoods Country Store 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. 44 of the 60 active systems in Taylor County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Sheldon Northwoods Country Store have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Sheldon Northwoods Country Store: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sheldon Northwoods Country Store?
Sheldon Northwoods Country Store (PWSID WI8610574) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Sheldon Northwoods Country Store serve?
Sheldon Northwoods Country Store reports serving 77 people through 1 service connection in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
Where does Sheldon Northwoods Country Store 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 Sheldon Northwoods Country Store have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Sheldon Northwoods Country Store'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sheldon Northwoods Country Store's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sheldon Northwoods Country Store 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 Taylor County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Waterworks | Taylor | 4,318 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rib Lake Waterworks | Taylor | 945 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wicked Events and Rodeo Arena | Taylor | 603 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Stetsonville Waterworks | Taylor | 563 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camp Forest Springs Neale Lodge & Main Camp | Taylor | 495 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Camp Forest Springs Forest Clearing Mini Farm | Taylor | 450 | 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, “Sheldon Northwoods Country Store, PWSID WI8610574, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/sheldon-northwoods-country-store-wi8610574 (data as of October 1, 2026).