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Lincoln County, Wisconsin

SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet WI069 · Lincoln County 97 sys · 1,930 viol · #1832/3254

VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • VIOL-SEVERE 68.0% flagged
  • HEALTH-MID 24.9% health
  • RANK-MID #1832/3254
  • PHOTO-FINISH ±0.2 pp
  • PFAS-HIGH 50.0% detect
  • SRC-GW GW lead 100%
  • SYS-MID 97 systems
  • BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Sawyer County (+ 0.2 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Lincoln County ranks #1,832 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #49 of 71 counties in Wisconsin. See methodology · corpus placement.

Lincoln County standing, lower-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 68.0% is at or below the corpus lower third (≤ 92.7% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 24.9% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 50.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #1,832 of 3,254 · #49 of 71 in Wisconsin.

Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Lincoln County

Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Lincoln County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Bayfield · lowest St. Croix · near Sawyer · near Milwaukee · highest 52.1% 67.1% 67.7% 68% 68.2% 68.6% 95.3%

Source: EPA SDWIS (county aggregates) As of 2026-05-15

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Merrill Waterworks 9,661 228 Clean
Tomahawk Waterworks 3,180 29 Detected
Olivia Telschow LLC 612 0 -
WI DNR Council Grnds Entrance Office 525 40 -
Hwy 51 Truckstop Site 4488 328 65 -
Lincoln Hills School 316 50 -
Foleys Tree Service 212 0 -
Milos 203 27 -
Little Florida 170 82 -
Ntc Christian Academy 157 25 -
WI DNR Council Grnds Family Cmpgd 150 22 -
Pine River School for Young Learners 145 6 -
Uw Stevens Pt Treehaven Field Station 133 2 -
Gleason Mennonite Church & School 130 0 -
Pioneer Transportation LLC 124 0 -
Sure Wood Forest Bar & Grill 100 39 -
WI DNR Council Grnds Group Cmpgd 100 13 -
Shell True North 859 100 0 -
Campers Haven 75 4 -
Immanuel Lutheran Church 75 53 -
Mas Place 62 12 -
Pine Pointe Campground 4 60 0 -
Silver Birch Supper Club 50 18 -
Centerstone Resort 50 24 -
Zs Fork Horners 50 117 -
Duck Point Resort Main Well 50 20 -
Camp Birch Trails Maple Leafy 50 0 -
Camp Birch Trails Dining Hall 50 0 -
Deer Run Mobile Home Community 49 30 -
Tomahawk Campground & RV Park 40 0 -
Pine Pointe Bar and Grill 40 15 -
Edgewater Country Club 40 0 -
Luther Memorial Lutheran Church 40 2 -
Merrill School Forest 35 5 -
Maple Bear Campground Bar and Grill 30 40 -
Muskie River Lodge 30 9 -
Jebs Bar and Grill 30 68 -
Winding Trail Bar and Grill 30 19 -
Rpes Rivers Edge 30 17 -
Tri Mart Bp 29 13 -
Honey and Cream 28 0 -
Red Barn Meats 28 0 -
Dl Garage Bar Grill and Motel 27 31 -
Ajs Break a Way LLC 27 16 -
Dirty Turtle The 27 18 -
Wheeler Automotive Merrill 25 15 -
Kfc Taco Bell 25 0 -
Lincoln Co New Wood County Park 25 0 -
Lincoln Co Underdown Recreation Area 25 5 -
Lincoln Co Otter Lake Campground 25 6 -

Compare beyond Wisconsin

Lower-flagged peers for Lincoln County

Cross-state counties nearest Lincoln County on flagged-system share (68.0%) and cumulative violation count (1,930). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.

Similar flagged-system rate

Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.

4 peers

Similar violation load

Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).

4 peers

Read our methodology · Check your water system - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

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