Public water system · WI2460439
ActiveWi Dnr Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic
At a glance
Wi Dnr Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic (PWSID WI2460439) is an active transient non-community water system in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 75 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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Wi Dnr Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic compare with other water systems in Ozaukee County?
By EPA's size categories, Wi Dnr Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ozaukee County has 249 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 371 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 92,392 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 Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic is about half of 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 Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic?
EPA lists Wi Dnr Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic 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. 7 of the 249 active systems in Ozaukee County (2.8%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Wi Dnr Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023. The violations listed here began between October 2001 and March 2023. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (9 of them). EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2006-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2006-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2004-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | 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 Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wi Dnr Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic?
Wi Dnr Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic (PWSID WI2460439) 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 Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic serve?
Wi Dnr Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.
Where does Wi Dnr Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic 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 Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Wi Dnr Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic'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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wi Dnr Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wi Dnr Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic 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 Ozaukee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Washington Waterworks | Ozaukee | 12,853 | Community | Surface water |
| Cedarburg L & W Commission | Ozaukee | 12,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Grafton Waterworks | Ozaukee | 12,269 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mequon Water Utility | Ozaukee | 11,152 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Saukville Waterworks | Ozaukee | 4,268 | Community | Groundwater |
| Belgium Waterworks | Ozaukee | 2,493 | 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 Harrington Beach Welcome Center & North Picnic, PWSID WI2460439, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/wi-dnr-harrington-beach-welcome-center-north-picnic-wi2460439 (data as of October 1, 2026).