Public water system · WI7440800
ActiveWhispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage
At a glance
Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage (PWSID WI7440800) is an active transient non-community water system in Oneida County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 80 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 July 2003.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage compare with other water systems in Oneida County?
By EPA's size categories, Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Oneida County has 345 active public water systems. Its population served is about 32% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage is about 44% 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 Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage?
EPA lists Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage 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. 299 of the 345 active systems in Oneida County (87%) are also privately owned.
Does Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2003. The violations listed here began between December 2002 and July 2003. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (7 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 5 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2003-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2003-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-05-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2003-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2003-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | 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.
Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage: frequently asked questions
Who runs Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage?
Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage (PWSID WI7440800) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage serve?
Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage reports serving 80 people through 1 service connection in Oneida County, Wisconsin.
Where does Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage 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 Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage 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 July 2003. 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 Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage'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 July 2003. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage 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 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, “Whispering Pines Lodge Lodge Cottage, PWSID WI7440800, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/whispering-pines-lodge-lodge-cottage-wi7440800 (data as of October 1, 2026).