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Oneida County, Wisconsin

SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet WI085 · Oneida County 346 sys · 4,836 viol · #1098/3254

VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-LARGE · BOOK-FULL

  • VIOL-SEVERE 65.6% flagged
  • HEALTH-LOW 16.4% health
  • RANK-UPPER #1098/3254
  • PHOTO-FINISH ±0.1 pp
  • PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
  • SRC-GW GW lead 100%
  • SYS-LARGE 346 systems
  • BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Chippewa County (+ 0.1 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Oneida County ranks #1,098 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #29 of 71 counties in Wisconsin. See methodology · corpus placement.

Oneida County standing, lower-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 65.6% is at or below the corpus lower third (≤ 92.7% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 16.4% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #1,098 of 3,254 · #29 of 71 in Wisconsin.

Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Oneida County

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

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Bayfield · lowest Chippewa · near Rusk · near Milwaukee · highest 52.1% 65.6% 65.8% 65.8% 66.3% 66.3% 95.3%

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

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Rhinelander Water & Wastewater 8,234 333 Detected
Lakeland Sanitary Dist 1 2,381 20 -
Minocqua Hazelhurst Elem Sch 650 30 -
Three Lakes Sanitary District 500 33 -
Scouting America Camp Tesomas Program Center and Dining Hall 500 0 -
WI DNR Clear Lk Cmpgd 24 450 0 -
WI DNR Clear Lk Cmpgd 23 450 4 -
WI DNR Clear Lk Cmpgd 10 450 0 -
WI DNR Clear Lk Cmpgd 9 450 0 -
WI DNR Clear Lk Cmpgd 8 450 0 -
WI DNR Clear Lk Cmpgd 7 450 0 -
Pelican Elementary School 353 85 -
Honey Rock Camp Chrouser Center 350 2 -
Camp Luther Shower House Well 350 0 -
Northernaire Sanitary District 315 56 -
Wildwood Wildlife Park 300 0 -
Rock of Ages Lutheran Church 300 4 -
Holy Family Catholic Church 300 0 -
Wildwood Wildlife Park Jambo Hut 300 5 -
WI DNR Clear Lk Cmpgd Shower 300 0 -
Pines Event Center The 280 14 -
Willow Haven 260 30 -
Marshfield Clinic Woodruff Center 260 8 -
Camp Agawak Main 250 10 -
Chippewa Ranch Camp Mess Hall 225 3 -
White Stag Inn 200 19 -
WI DNR Buffalo Lk Cmpgd 18 200 0 -
WI DNR Clear Lk Pic 14 200 5 -
Holiday Acres Main 200 10 -
Grace Foursquare Church 200 0 -
Camp Kawaga 3 Field Bubbler 200 6 -
Camp Kawaga 1 Bide a Wee 200 9 -
West Bay Cmpng Rsrt Main Bldg 200 4 -
Camp Kawaga 7 Mess Hall 200 0 -
Camp Kawaga 6 Porcupine 200 4 -
Camp Kawaga 5 Crows Nest 200 0 -
Honey Rock Camp Lower Plaza 200 24 -
Scouting America Camp Tesomas East Shower House 200 0 -
Scouting America Camp Tesomas Senior Staff Housing 200 0 -
Scouting America Camp Tesomas West Camper Shower House 200 0 -
Three Lakes Town Market 200 0 -
Spangs Italian Restaurant 200 12 -
Camp Deerhorn 1 Laundry 190 4 -
Camp Deerhorn 3 Bath House 190 4 -
Camp Deerhorn 2 Office 190 0 -
Crescent Lake Bible Camp 175 8 -
Camp Horseshoe West Shower Building 160 4 -
Camp Horseshoe Main Well 160 0 -
Camp Horseshoe Complex Court 160 0 -
Pelican Lake Campground LLC 150 0 -

Compare beyond Wisconsin

Lower-flagged peers for Oneida County

Cross-state counties nearest Oneida County on flagged-system share (65.6%) and cumulative violation count (4,836). 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
Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

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