Town of Plum Lake Warming Hut

How does Town of Plum Lake Warming Hut compare with other water systems in Vilas County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Plum Lake Warming Hut is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Vilas County has 460 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 91 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 42,009 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 Town of Plum Lake Warming Hut 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 Town of Plum Lake Warming Hut?

EPA lists Town of Plum Lake Warming Hut as owned by a local government. 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. 23 of the 460 active systems in Vilas County (5%) are also owned by a local government.