Public water system · WI8040776

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U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge

At a glance

U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge (PWSID WI8040776) is an active transient non-community water system in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2017.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWI8040776

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program

City servedCable

StateWisconsin

ZIP—

CountyBayfield County

How does U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge compare with other water systems in Bayfield County?

By EPA's size categories, U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bayfield County has 194 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 55 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 10,732 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 U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge 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 U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge?

EPA lists U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge as owned by the federal 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. 12 of the 194 active systems in Bayfield County (6.2%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2017. The violations listed here began between November 2016 and November 2017. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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
2017-11-23	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2017-01-13	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-11-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved

All 5 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.

U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge: frequently asked questions

Who runs U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge?

U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge (PWSID WI8040776) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge serve?

U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

Where does U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge 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 U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2017. 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 U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge 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 Bayfield County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Washburn Waterworks	Bayfield	2,280	Community	Groundwater
Iron River Sanitary District	Bayfield	600	Community	Groundwater
Drummond Sanitary District	Bayfield	500	Community	Groundwater
Bayfield Waterworks	Bayfield	488	Community	Groundwater
Port Wing Sanitary District	Bayfield	400	Community	Groundwater
Mount Ashwabay	Bayfield	220	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, “U S F S Forest Lodge Main Lodge, PWSID WI8040776, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/u-s-f-s-forest-lodge-main-lodge-wi8040776 (data as of October 1, 2026).