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Vilas County, Wisconsin

Water Systems
466
Population Served
42,533
Total Violations
4,566
659 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

53.2%
Systems with Violations
9.8
Avg Violations per System
14.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (11%)

Compliance Snapshot

Vilas Wisconsin water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (25) One or more violations (25)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Eagle River Waterworks 1,530 15 -
Arbor Vitae Woodruff El Sch 575 27 -
Phelps Sanitary District 550 136 -
WI DNR Crystal Lk Shower 540 8 -
Land O Lakes Sanitary Dist 450 433 -
Camp Ramah Girls Well 400 4 -
Camp Ramah Office 400 9 -
Camp Ramah Bet Am 400 0 -
WI DNR Muskellunge Lk Cmpgd 15 350 0 -
WI DNR Muskellunge Lk Cmpgd 13 350 2 -
WI DNR Crystal Lk Picnic 5 350 12 -
WI DNR Crystal Lk Cmpgd 12 350 8 -
WI DNR Crystal Lk Cmpgd 9 350 0 -
WI DNR Crystal Lk Cmpgd 407 350 0 -
WI DNR Muskellunge Lk Cmpgd 329 350 0 -
Agave Azul 311 0 -
Wildcat Lodge 1 310 7 -
Eagle River Rec Assn Concessions 300 20 -
Sunrise Lodge Restaurant 300 12 -
Buckatabon Lodge Showers 300 6 -
Buckatabon Lodge Lighthouse 300 6 -
Pioneer Lake Lutheran Church 300 0 -
Dietz Gas 300 0 -
Nineteenth Hole 300 7 -
WI DNR Crystal Muskie Con Sta 300 0 -
Buckatabon Lodge Clubhouse 300 0 -
Buckatabon Lodge Pumphouse 300 0 -
WI DNR Firefly Lake Campground Shower 300 0 -
Camp Ojibwa 2 275 5 -
Camp Ojibwa 1 275 5 -
Camp Marimeta 250 5 -
WI DNR Firefly Lk Cmpgd 62 250 0 -
WI DNR Firefly Lk Cmpgd 61 250 0 -
WI DNR Firefly Lk Cmpgd 60 250 0 -
WI DNR Firefly Lk Cmpgd 59 250 0 -
WI DNR Firefly Lk Cmpgd 64 250 0 -
Camp Interlaken Old 250 14 -
Little Saint Express Mart 250 5 -
Camp Marimeta Showerhouse Laundry 250 0 -
Granary Restaurant 250 26 -
Camp Interlaken Recreation Hall 250 14 -
WI DNR Muskellung Lk Cmpgd Shower 250 0 -
WI DNR Trout Lk Nat Trl 65 240 0 -
WI DNR Trout Lk Cathedral Pt 240 0 -
WI DNR Trout Lk N Cmpgd 52 240 0 -
WI DNR Trout Lk N Cmpgd 51 240 4 -
WI DNR Trout Lk N Cmpgd 50 240 0 -
WI DNR Trout Lk South Cmpgd Site 1009 240 0 -
Camp Manito-Wish YMCA Kitchen 225 0 -
Camp Manito-Wish YMCA Main 225 4 -

Other Counties in Wisconsin

Milwaukee County
85 systems · 953,104 served · 2,602 violations
Dane County
301 systems · 517,785 served · 7,065 violations
Waukesha County
590 systems · 322,690 served · 24,998 violations
Brown County
149 systems · 246,872 served · 2,891 violations
Outagamie County
107 systems · 179,535 served · 1,999 violations
Racine County
195 systems · 179,476 served · 10,597 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Vilas County? ▼
Vilas County has 4,566 total drinking water violations across 466 water systems, of which 659 are health-based violations. 53.2% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Vilas County systems? ▼
Water systems in Vilas County serve approximately 42,533 people through 466 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Vilas County water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Vilas County.
What types of water sources supply Vilas County? ▼
Water systems in Vilas County use GW (50 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 14.4% of Vilas County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - 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 Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.