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Whitecap Mountains Resort

At a glance

Whitecap Mountains Resort (PWSID WI8260194) is an active transient non-community water system in Iron County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 100 people through 35 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2019.

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

Population served

100

Service connections

35

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWI8260194
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served100
Service connections35
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program
City servedUpson
StateWisconsin
ZIP—
CountyIron County

How does Whitecap Mountains Resort compare with other water systems in Iron County?

By EPA's size categories, Whitecap Mountains Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Iron County has 57 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 101 people per system, and accounts for 1.7% of the 5,745 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 Whitecap Mountains Resort 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 Whitecap Mountains Resort?

EPA lists Whitecap Mountains Resort 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. 40 of the 57 active systems in Iron County (70%) are also privately owned.

Does Whitecap Mountains Resort have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2019. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and March 2019. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 9 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2019-03-31Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Corrective/Expedited Actions (RTCR) · code 2CRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000YesResolved
2019-03-31Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2004-08-03Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2004-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2000-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2000-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1998-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
1998-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1994-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved

All 9 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.

Whitecap Mountains Resort: frequently asked questions

Who runs Whitecap Mountains Resort?

Whitecap Mountains Resort (PWSID WI8260194) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does Whitecap Mountains Resort serve?

Whitecap Mountains Resort reports serving 100 people through 35 service connections in Iron County, Wisconsin.

Where does Whitecap Mountains Resort 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 Whitecap Mountains Resort have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2019. 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 Whitecap Mountains Resort'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 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Whitecap Mountains Resort's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Whitecap Mountains Resort 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 Iron County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Hurley WaterworksIron1,515CommunityPurchased groundwater
Montreal WaterworksIron887CommunityGroundwater
Mercer Sanitary DistrictIron760CommunityGroundwater
Iron Belt WaterworksIron211CommunityGroundwater
Iron County Saxon Harbor Main WellIron200Transient non-communityGroundwater
Pence WaterworksIron191CommunityPurchased 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, “Whitecap Mountains Resort, PWSID WI8260194, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/whitecap-mountains-resort-wi8260194 (data as of October 1, 2026).