Public water system · WI6270368
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At a glance
Sunset Tavern (PWSID WI6270368) is an active transient non-community water system in Jackson County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sunset Tavern compare with other water systems in Jackson County?
By EPA's size categories, Sunset Tavern is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jackson County has 106 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 188 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 19,930 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 Sunset 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 Sunset Tavern?
EPA lists Sunset 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. 69 of the 106 active systems in Jackson County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Sunset Tavern have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and January 2000. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (4 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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.
Sunset Tavern: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sunset Tavern?
Sunset Tavern (PWSID WI6270368) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Sunset Tavern serve?
Sunset Tavern reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
Where does Sunset 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 Sunset Tavern have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000. 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 Sunset 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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2000. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sunset Tavern's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sunset 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 Jackson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black River Falls Waterworks | Jackson | 3,608 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brockway Sanitary Dist 1 | Jackson | 2,692 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wi Dot Rest Area 54 Westbound | Jackson | 2,200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wi Dot Rest Area 53 Eastbound | Jackson | 2,090 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Melrose Mindoro United Campus | Jackson | 800 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Merrillan Waterworks | Jackson | 531 | 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, “Sunset Tavern, PWSID WI6270368, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/sunset-tavern-wi6270368 (data as of October 1, 2026).