Public water system · WI4151174
ActiveWi Dnr Pen Shop Area
At a glance
Wi Dnr Pen Shop Area (PWSID WI4151174) is an active transient non-community water system in Door County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 32 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1991.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
32
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Wi Dnr Pen Shop Area compare with other water systems in Door County?
By EPA's size categories, Wi Dnr Pen Shop Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Door County has 451 active public water systems. Its population served is about 58% below the county average of 77 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 34,679 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 Pen Shop Area 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 Pen Shop Area?
EPA lists Wi Dnr Pen Shop Area 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. 28 of the 451 active systems in Door County (6.2%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Wi Dnr Pen Shop Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1991. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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 Pen Shop Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wi Dnr Pen Shop Area?
Wi Dnr Pen Shop Area (PWSID WI4151174) 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 Pen Shop Area serve?
Wi Dnr Pen Shop Area reports serving 32 people through 3 service connections in Door County, Wisconsin.
Where does Wi Dnr Pen Shop Area 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 Pen Shop Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1991. 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 Pen Shop Area'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in December 1991. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wi Dnr Pen Shop Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wi Dnr Pen Shop Area 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 Door County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon Bay Waterworks | Door | 9,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Southern Door Sch Dist | Door | 1,350 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sister Bay Waterworks | Door | 1,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sevastopol High Sch | Door | 715 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gibraltar High School | Door | 695 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Loft | Door | 308 | 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 Pen Shop Area, PWSID WI4151174, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/wi-dnr-pen-shop-area-wi4151174 (data as of October 1, 2026).