Wild Eagle Lodge Unit E

How does Wild Eagle Lodge Unit E compare with other water systems in Vilas County?

By EPA's size categories, Wild Eagle Lodge Unit E is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Vilas County has 460 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 91 people per system, and accounts for 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 Wild Eagle Lodge Unit E is about 65% 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 Wild Eagle Lodge Unit E?

EPA lists Wild Eagle Lodge Unit E 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. 377 of the 460 active systems in Vilas County (82%) are also privately owned.