Public water system · WI8550378
ActiveWinterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well
At a glance
Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well (PWSID WI8550378) is an active transient non-community water system in Rusk County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well compare with other water systems in Rusk County?
By EPA's size categories, Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rusk County has 86 active public water systems. Its population served is about 55% below the county average of 89 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 7,660 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 Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well 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 Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well?
EPA lists Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well 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. 71 of the 86 active systems in Rusk County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2022. By type: 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-03 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well: frequently asked questions
Who runs Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well?
Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well (PWSID WI8550378) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.
How many people does Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well serve?
Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
Where does Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well 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 Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well 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 May 2022. 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 Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well'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 May 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well 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 Rusk County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladysmith Waterworks | Rusk | 3,184 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bruce Waterworks | Rusk | 620 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hawkins Waterworks | Rusk | 333 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sheldon Water Utility | Rusk | 265 | Community | Groundwater |
| Weyerhaeuser Waterworks | Rusk | 238 | Community | Groundwater |
| Living Waters Assembly of God Church | Rusk | 150 | 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, “Winterhaven 3 Boot Lake Well, PWSID WI8550378, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/winterhaven-3-boot-lake-well-wi8550378 (data as of October 1, 2026).