Public water system · WI7440204

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U S F S Forestry Sciences Laboratory

At a glance

U S F S Forestry Sciences Laboratory (PWSID WI7440204) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Oneida County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 65 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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWI7440204

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served65

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program

City servedRhinelander

StateWisconsin

ZIP—

CountyOneida County

How does U S F S Forestry Sciences Laboratory compare with other water systems in Oneida County?

By EPA's size categories, U S F S Forestry Sciences Laboratory is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Oneida County has 345 active public water systems. Its population served is about 45% below the county average of 117 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 40,498 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wisconsin, the 11,056 active systems average 469 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so U S F S Forestry Sciences Laboratory is well below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Wisconsin has 891 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.1% 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 Forestry Sciences Laboratory?

EPA lists U S F S Forestry Sciences Laboratory 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. 4 of the 345 active systems in Oneida County (1.2%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does U S F S Forestry Sciences Laboratory have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between April 1997 and January 2023. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2022-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2008-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2003-04-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2003-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
2002-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1997-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 11 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 Forestry Sciences Laboratory: frequently asked questions

Who runs U S F S Forestry Sciences Laboratory?

U S F S Forestry Sciences Laboratory (PWSID WI7440204) is a non-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 Forestry Sciences Laboratory serve?

U S F S Forestry Sciences Laboratory reports serving 65 people through 1 service connection in Oneida County, Wisconsin.

Where does U S F S Forestry Sciences Laboratory 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 Forestry Sciences Laboratory have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Forestry Sciences Laboratory'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find U S F S Forestry Sciences Laboratory's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. U S F S Forestry Sciences Laboratory is a non-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 Oneida County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Rhinelander Water & Wastewater	Oneida	8,234	Community	Groundwater
Lakeland Sanitary Dist 1	Oneida	2,381	Community	Groundwater
Minocqua Hazelhurst Elem Sch	Oneida	650	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Three Lakes Sanitary District	Oneida	500	Community	Groundwater
Scouting America Camp Tesomas Program Center and Dining Hall	Oneida	500	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Wi Dnr Clear Lk Cmpgd 10	Oneida	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, “U S F S Forestry Sciences Laboratory, PWSID WI7440204, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/u-s-f-s-forestry-sciences-laboratory-wi7440204 (data as of October 1, 2026).