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Vilas County, Wisconsin

SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet WI125 · Vilas County 466 sys · 4,566 viol · #1061/3254

VIOL-HIGH · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-NONE · SRC-GW · SYS-LARGE · BOOK-MOST

  • VIOL-HIGH 53.2% flagged
  • HEALTH-LOW 14.4% health
  • RANK-UPPER #1061/3254
  • PHOTO-FINISH ±0.1 pp
  • PFAS-NONE No UCMR5 set
  • SRC-GW GW lead 100%
  • SYS-LARGE 466 systems
  • BOOK-MOST 6/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Burnett County ( -0.1 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Vilas County ranks #1,061 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #27 of 71 counties in Wisconsin. See methodology · corpus placement.

Vilas County standing, lower-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 53.2% is at or below the corpus lower third (≤ 92.7% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 14.4% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . No UCMR5 tests in this extract for Vilas County . Population served ranks #1,061 of 3,254 · #27 of 71 in Wisconsin.

Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Vilas County

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

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Bayfield · lowest Vilas · this county Manitowoc · near 52.1% 53.1% 53.2% 54.9% 58% 95.3%

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

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 -

Compare beyond Wisconsin

Lower-flagged peers for Vilas County

Cross-state counties nearest Vilas County on flagged-system share (53.2%) and cumulative violation count (4,566). 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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