Public water system · WI7350253
ActiveSure Wood Forest Bar & Grill
At a glance
Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill (PWSID WI7350253) is an active transient non-community water system in Lincoln County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill compare with other water systems in Lincoln County?
By EPA's size categories, Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lincoln County has 97 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 196 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 19,050 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 Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill is about 31% 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 Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill?
EPA lists Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill 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. 84 of the 97 active systems in Lincoln County (87%) are also privately owned.
Does Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and January 2025. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (5 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-09 | ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-06 | ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-08-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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 |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill?
Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill (PWSID WI7350253) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill serve?
Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
Where does Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill 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 Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 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 Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 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 Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill 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 Lincoln County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill Waterworks | Lincoln | 9,661 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tomahawk Waterworks | Lincoln | 3,180 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488 | Lincoln | 636 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Olivia Telschow LLC | Lincoln | 612 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wi Dnr Council Grnds Entrance Office | Lincoln | 525 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lincoln Hills School | Lincoln | 316 | 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, “Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill, PWSID WI7350253, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/sure-wood-forest-bar-grill-wi7350253 (data as of October 1, 2026).