Public water system · WI7641235

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Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station

At a glance

Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station (PWSID WI7641235) is an active transient non-community water system in Vilas County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020.

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

PWSIDWI7641235

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program

City servedSayner

StateWisconsin

ZIP—

CountyVilas County

How does Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station compare with other water systems in Vilas County?

By EPA's size categories, Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station 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 Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station 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 Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station?

EPA lists Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station as owned by a state 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. 57 of the 460 active systems in Vilas County (12%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020. The violations listed here began between July 1999 and April 2020. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 4 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 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
2020-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2010-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2000-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1999-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1999-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	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.

Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station: frequently asked questions

Who runs Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station?

Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station (PWSID WI7641235) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station serve?

Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Vilas County, Wisconsin.

Where does Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station 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 Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station 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 April 2020. 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 Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station'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 April 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station 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 Vilas County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Eagle River Waterworks	Vilas	1,530	Community	Groundwater
Arbor Vitae Woodruff El Sch	Vilas	575	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Phelps Sanitary District	Vilas	550	Community	Groundwater
Wi Dnr Crystal Lk Shower	Vilas	540	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Land O Lakes Sanitary Dist	Vilas	450	Community	Groundwater
Camp Ramah Office	Vilas	400	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, “Wi Dnr Escanaba Research Station, PWSID WI7641235, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/wi-dnr-escanaba-research-station-wi7641235 (data as of October 1, 2026).