Wisconsin Water Systems

978 community water systems in Wisconsin, ranked by violation count. Data from EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS).

Water Systems
978
Health-Based Violation Records
2,317
Health Violations
422 systems
Population Served
4,261,844

Wisconsin community water systems are regulated by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act; each utility files compliance results with the state's primacy agency and, for federally listed contaminants, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency directly. PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract above counts health-based exceedances only -- monitoring and reporting violations are not present in these figures.

Violation counts reflect both infrastructure realities and reporting diligence, a state with more small rural systems will accumulate more monitoring-type violations without necessarily delivering worse water. Health-based violations are the stronger safety signal. A past violation does not itself indicate current unsafe water; utilities must notify customers, remediate, and publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report. All numbers below draw directly from the federal SDWIS record.

Which water systems have violations? (236)

# System Name Violations Health
1 WAUKESHA WATER UTILITY 779 Yes
2 SUSSEX VILLAGE HALL & WATER UTILITY 106 Yes
3 PEWAUKEE VILLAGE WATERWORKS Pewaukee 61 Yes
4 PEWAUKEE CITY WATER AND SEWER UTILITY Pewaukee 55 Yes
5 WINNECONNE WATERWORKS Winneconne 32 Yes
6 ASHLAND WATER UTILITY Ashland 31 Yes
7 ELKHORN WATERWORKS Elkhorn 26 Yes
8 JEFFERSON WATERWORKS Jefferson 23 Yes
9 RANDOLPH WATER DEPT Randolph 20 Yes
10 WAUPUN CORRECTIONAL INST Madison 18 Yes
11 TOMAH WATERWORKS 17 Yes
12 EVANSVILLE WATERWORKS 12 Yes
13 PEPIN WATERWORKS Pepin 12 Yes
14 JUNEAU WATERWORKS Juneau 10 Yes
15 HILLSBORO WATERWORKS 10 Yes
16 CLARK COUNTY REHABILITATION & LIVING CENTER 10 Yes
17 GENOA CITY WATERWORKS 9 Yes
18 BELOIT CITY OF 8 Yes
19 ANTIGO WATERWORKS Antigo 8 Yes
20 LAKE MILLS WATERWORKS Lake Mills 8 Yes
21 BLOOMFIELD, VILLAGE OF Pell Lake 8 Yes
22 HURLEY WATERWORKS Hurley 8 Yes
23 CRYSTAL LAKE RV RESORT LLC 8 Yes
24 BROOKFIELD WATER UTILITY 7 Yes
25 NORTH FOND DU LAC WATERWORKS North Fond Du Lac 6 Yes
26 WATERLOO WATERWORKS Waterloo 6 Yes
27 SHARON WATERWORKS Sharon 6 Yes
28 MONTFORT WATERWORKS Montfort 6 Yes
29 RIDGEWAY WATERWORKS Ridgeway 6 Yes
30 STETSONVILLE WATERWORKS Stetsonville 6 Yes
31 OAK CREEK WATERWORKS Oak Creek 5 Yes
32 DENMARK WATERWORKS 5 Yes
33 BARNEVELD WATERWORKS 5 Yes
34 ARLINGTON WATERWORKS Arlington 5 Yes
35 REESEVILLE WATERWORKS Reeseville 5 Yes
36 AVOCA WATERWORKS Avoca 5 Yes
37 HOWARD WATERWORKS Green Bay 4 Yes
38 HUDSON WATERWORKS 4 Yes
39 COLUMBUS UTILITIES 4 Yes
40 WRIGHTSTOWN WATERWORKS 4 Yes
41 FOX LAKE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION Madison 4 Yes
42 MUSCODA WATERWORKS Muscoda 4 Yes
43 REEDSVILLE WATERWORKS Reedsville 4 Yes
44 LAONA SANITARY DIST Laona 4 Yes
45 RIB LAKE WATERWORKS 4 Yes
46 MONTREAL WATERWORKS 4 Yes
47 HILLCREST ESTATES MHP Altoona 4 Yes
48 WAUSAUKEE WATERWORKS 4 Yes
49 MADISON WATER UTILITY 3 Yes
50 SUN PRAIRIE UTILITIES 3 Yes
51 SUPERIOR WATER LIGHT & POWER COMPANY Superior 3 Yes
52 ALLOUEZ WATERWORKS Green Bay 3 Yes
53 TWO RIVERS WATERWORKS Two Rivers 3 Yes
54 LEDGEVIEW TN SANITARY DIST 2 De Pere 3 Yes
55 CHILTON WATERWORKS Chilton 3 Yes
56 KIEL WATERWORKS Kiel 3 Yes
57 MARSHALL WATERWORKS Marshall 3 Yes
58 COMBINED LOCKS WATERWORKS Combined Locks 3 Yes
59 LODI WATERWORKS Lodi 3 Yes
60 MINERAL POINT WATERWORKS Mineral Point 3 Yes
61 WASHBURN WATERWORKS Washburn 3 Yes
62 RED CLIFF NORTH Bayfield 3 Yes
63 EAGLE WATERWORKS Eagle 3 Yes
64 MARATHON CITY WATERWORKS Marathon City 3 Yes
65 THORP WATERWORKS Thorp 3 Yes
66 MONTELLO WATERWORKS Montello 3 Yes
67 HAZEL GREEN WATERWORKS Hazel Green 3 Yes
68 GREEN LAKE WATERWORKS Green Lake 3 Yes
69 ARGYLE WATERWORKS Argyle 3 Yes
70 STODDARD WATERWORKS Stoddard 3 Yes
71 POTOSI WATERWORKS Potosi 3 Yes
72 RACINE WATERWORKS Racine 2 Yes
73 LA CROSSE WATERWORKS 2 Yes
74 NEENAH WATERWORKS Neenah 2 Yes
75 MARSHFIELD UTILITIES Marshfield 2 Yes
76 DEFOREST WATERWORKS 2 Yes
77 HOLMEN WATERWORKS 2 Yes
78 PLYMOUTH UTILITIES Plymouth 2 Yes
79 EDGERTON WATERWORKS Edgerton 2 Yes
80 SUAMICO WATERWORKS Suamico 2 Yes
81 CLINTONVILLE UTILITIES 2 Yes
82 OCONTO WATERWORKS Oconto 2 Yes
83 PRESCOTT WATERWORKS Prescott 2 Yes
84 PRAIRIE DU SAC WATERWORKS 2 Yes
85 HORICON WATERWORKS Horicon 2 Yes
86 BLACK RIVER FALLS WATERWORKS Black River Falls 2 Yes
87 SOMERSET WATERWORKS Somerset 2 Yes
88 BRILLION WATERWORKS 2 Yes
89 WISCONSIN DELLS WATERWORKS Wisconsin Dells 2 Yes
90 NEW HOLSTEIN WATERWORKS New Holstein 2 Yes
91 KEWAUNEE WATERWORKS Kewaunee 2 Yes
92 LOMIRA WATERWORKS Lomira 2 Yes
93 MONDOVI WATERWORKS Mondovi 2 Yes
94 NEW LISBON WATERWORKS 2 Yes
95 POYNETTE WATERWORKS Poynette 2 Yes
96 ABBOTSFORD WATERWORKS Abbotsford 2 Yes
97 DOUSMAN WATER UTILITY Dousman 2 Yes
98 DARLINGTON WATERWORKS Darlington 2 Yes
99 CRANDON WATERWORKS Crandon 2 Yes
100 FONTANA WATER UTILITY 2 Yes
101 FALL RIVER WATERWORKS 2 Yes
102 GALESVILLE WATERWORKS Galesville 2 Yes
103 CAMBRIDGE WATER & SEWER UTILITY Cambridge 2 Yes
104 EAGLE RIVER WATERWORKS 2 Yes
105 PHILLIPS WATERWORKS 2 Yes
106 AUGUSTA WATERWORKS 2 Yes
107 CORNELL WATERWORKS Cornell 2 Yes
108 MANAWA WATERWORKS Manawa 2 Yes
109 BLAIR WATERWORKS Blair 2 Yes
110 THERESA WATERWORKS Theresa 2 Yes
111 AMHERST WATERWORKS 2 Yes
112 OAKHILL CORRECTIONAL INST Oregon 2 Yes
113 BELMONT WATERWORKS Belmont 2 Yes
114 SOUTHERN WISCONSIN CENTER Union Grove 2 Yes
115 LONE ROCK WATERWORKS Lone Rock 2 Yes
116 FOOTVILLE WATERWORKS Footville 2 Yes
117 CASSVILLE WATERWORKS Cassville 2 Yes
118 CAMBRIA WATERWORKS 2 Yes
119 GLIDDEN SANITARY DISTRICT Glidden 2 Yes
120 TIGERTON WATERWORKS Tigerton 2 Yes
121 SADDLE RIDGE ESTATES Portage 2 Yes
122 ROCKLAND WATERWORKS Rockland 2 Yes
123 ELEVA WATERWORKS 2 Yes
124 BROWNSVILLE WATERWORKS Browsville 2 Yes
125 NORTH FREEDOM WATERWORKS North Freedom 2 Yes
126 LENA WATERWORKS Lena 2 Yes
127 ROCKY KNOLL HEALTH CARE FAC Sheboygan 2 Yes
128 ONTARIO WATERWORKS Ontario 2 Yes
129 SURING WATERWORKS 2 Yes
130 ADELL WATERWORKS Adell 2 Yes
131 FOND DU LAC WATERWORKS 1 Yes
132 WEST BEND WATERWORKS 1 Yes
133 MIDDLETON WATERWORKS 1 Yes
134 MENOMONEE FALLS WW - SURFACE WATER Menomonee Falls 1 Yes
135 CALEDONIA WATER UTILITY - VILLAGE OF Caledonia 1 Yes
136 GERMANTOWN WATER UTILITY Germantown 1 Yes
137 RIVER FALLS WATERWORKS River Falls 1 Yes
138 VERONA WATERWORKS Verona 1 Yes
139 FOX CROSSING UTILITIES WEST Neenah 1 Yes
140 SHOREWOOD WATERWORKS Shorewood 1 Yes
141 PLOVER WATERWORKS Plover 1 Yes
142 LITTLE CHUTE WATERWORKS 1 Yes
143 GREENVILLE UTILITIES VIL OF Greenville 1 Yes
144 FOX CROSSING UTILITIES EAST Neenah 1 Yes
145 NEW RICHMOND WATERWORKS New Richmond 1 Yes
146 PLEASANT PRAIRIE WATER UTILITY Pleasant Prairie 1 Yes
147 SPARTA WATERWORKS 1 Yes
148 FORT MCCOY NORTH POST 1 Yes
149 MERRILL WATERWORKS Merrill 1 Yes
150 ALTOONA WATERWORKS Altoona 1 Yes
151 COTTAGE GROVE WATERWORKS Cottage Grove 1 Yes
152 SHEBOYGAN FALLS UTILITIES Sheboygan Falls 1 Yes
153 RHINELANDER WATER & WASTEWATER Rhinelander 1 Yes
154 MUSKEGO WATER UTILITY 1 Yes
155 JACKSON WATERWORKS Jackson 1 Yes
156 MT HOREB WATERWORKS Mount Horeb 1 Yes
157 RIPON WATER UTILITY 1 Yes
158 KIMBERLY WATERWORKS Kimberly 1 Yes
159 LAKE GENEVA UTILITY COMMISSION 1 Yes
160 KRONENWETTER WATER & SEWER UTILITY Kronenwetter 1 Yes
161 LAKE HALLIE WATERWORKS VILLAGE OF Chippewa Falls 1 Yes
162 WAUPACA WATERWORKS 1 Yes
163 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WATERWORKS 1 Yes
164 SLINGER WATER UTILITY Slinger 1 Yes
165 MILTON WATERWORKS Milton 1 Yes
166 WATERFORD WATERWORKS 1 Yes
167 RICHLAND CENTER WATERWORKS Richland Center 1 Yes
168 SHAWANO LK SAN DIST 1 Shawano 1 Yes
169 UNION GROVE WATERWORKS Union Grove 1 Yes
170 MAUSTON WATERWORKS Mauston 1 Yes
171 BLOOMER WATERWORKS Bloomer 1 Yes
172 STANLEY WATERWORKS Stanley 1 Yes
173 JOHNSON CREEK WATERWORKS Johnson Creek 1 Yes
174 ELLSWORTH WATERWORKS Ellsworth 1 Yes
175 ROTHSCHILD WATERWORKS 1 Yes
176 LADYSMITH WATERWORKS 1 Yes
177 TOMAHAWK WATERWORKS Tomahawk 1 Yes
178 SHERWOOD WATERWORKS Sherwood 1 Yes
179 HORTONVILLE WATER UTILITY Hortonville 1 Yes
180 PARK FALLS WATERWORKS Park Falls 1 Yes
181 AMERY WATERWORKS Amery 1 Yes
182 OCONTO FALLS WATERWORKS Oconto Falls 1 Yes
183 MENDOTA MENTAL HEALTH INST Madison 1 Yes
184 BELLEVILLE WATERWORKS Belleville 1 Yes
185 OSCEOLA WATERWORKS Osceola 1 Yes
186 WILLIAMS BAY WATERWORKS Williams Bay 1 Yes
187 HAYWARD WATER UTILITY Hayward 1 Yes
188 BELGIUM WATERWORKS Belgium 1 Yes
189 WESTBY WATERWORKS Westby 1 Yes
190 LAKELAND SANITARY DIST 1 1 Yes
191 NEW GLARUS WATERWORKS New Glarus 1 Yes
192 WALWORTH WATERWORKS Walworth 1 Yes
193 SCHOFIELD WATERWORKS Schofield 1 Yes
194 CUBA CITY WATERWORKS Cuba City 1 Yes
195 PRAIRIE VILLAGE WATER TRUST North Prairie 1 Yes
196 SPENCER WATERWORKS Spencer 1 Yes
197 CAMPBELLSPORT WATERWORKS 1 Yes
198 WEYAUWEGA WATERWORKS Weyauwega 1 Yes
199 WHITEHALL WATERWORKS Whitehall 1 Yes
200 STRATFORD WATERWORKS 1 Yes
201 FOX LAKE WATERWORKS 1 Yes
202 ELKHART LAKE WATERWORKS Elkhart Lake 1 Yes
203 FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION Oxford 1 Yes
204 CLEVELAND WATERWORKS Cleveland 1 Yes
205 BANGOR WATERWORKS Bangor 1 Yes
206 BLACK EARTH WATERWORKS Black Earth 1 Yes
207 EDGAR WATERWORKS 1 Yes
208 FALL CREEK WATERWORKS 1 Yes
209 MONTICELLO WATERWORKS Monticello 1 Yes
210 HILBERT WATERWORKS Hilbert 1 Yes
211 PRINCETON WATERWORKS Princeton 1 Yes
212 STRUM WATERWORKS Strum 1 Yes
213 RIO WATERWORKS Rio 1 Yes
214 BOYCEVILLE WATERWORKS Boyceville 1 Yes
215 CRIVITZ WATERWORKS Crivitz 1 Yes
216 ATHENS WATERWORKS Athens 1 Yes
217 FOND DU LAC TN WATER UTILITY Fond Du Lac 1 Yes
218 SHELL LAKE WATERWORKS 1 Yes
219 NECEDAH WATERWORKS 1 Yes
220 DORCHESTER WATERWORKS Dorchester 1 Yes
221 PLAIN WATERWORKS Plain 1 Yes
222 CLAYTON WATERWORKS Claytoon 1 Yes
223 COON VALLEY WATERWORKS Coon Valley 1 Yes
224 WHITELAW WATERWORKS Whitelaw 1 Yes
225 CASCADE WATERWORKS Cascade 1 Yes
226 STOCKBRIDGE WATERWORKS Stockbridge 1 Yes
227 MEQUON TRAIL TOWNHOMES Mequon 1 Yes
228 IRON RIVER SANITARY DISTRICT Iron River 1 Yes
229 BRISTOL WATERWORKS VILLAGE OF Bristol 1 Yes
230 AUTUMN RIDGE WATER SYSTEM LLC Ixonia 1 Yes
231 KIELER SD NO 1 Kieler 1 Yes
232 PHELPS SANITARY DISTRICT Phelps 1 Yes
233 NEW AUBURN WATERWORKS New Auburn 1 Yes
234 GRESHAM WATERWORKS Gresham 1 Yes
235 MERRILLAN WATERWORKS Merrillan 1 Yes
236 MELROSE WATERWORKS Melrose 1 Yes

Systems with No Violations (264)

264 water systems in Wisconsin have zero recorded violations. Showing the 50 largest by population served.

MILWAUKEE WATERWORKS (626,000) GREEN BAY WATERWORKS (107,369) KENOSHA WATER UTILITY (99,218) APPLETON WATERWORKS (74,511) EAU CLAIRE WATERWORKS (70,587) JANESVILLE WATER UTILITY (64,415) WEST ALLIS WATERWORKS (63,240) OSHKOSH WATERWORKS (63,000) SHEBOYGAN WATER UTILITIES (49,931) WAUWATOSA WATERWORKS (49,064) WAUSAU WATERWORKS (39,994) NORTH SHORE WATER COMMISSION (35,598) MANITOWOC WATERWORKS (34,500) NEW BERLIN WATER UTILITY (27,899) STEVENS POINT WATERWORKS (26,717) DE PERE WATERWORKS SA 1 (25,660) FITCHBURG UTILITY DIST 1 (24,500) WATERTOWN WATERWORKS (23,945) FRANKLIN WATER UTILITY (22,500) GRAND CHUTE TN SAN DIST 1 (21,583) SOUTH MILWAUKEE WATERWORKS (21,340) WIS RAPIDS WATER WORKS & LIGHTING COMM (20,000) CUDAHY WATERWORKS (18,659) ONALASKA WATERWORKS (18,000) ASHWAUBENON WATERWORKS (17,730) KAUKAUNA UTILITIES (17,493) BELLEVUE WATERWORKS (16,715) BEAVER DAM WATER UTILITY (16,200) WESTON MUNICIPAL UTILITIES (16,000) MENOMONIE WATERWORKS (15,950) HARTFORD WATERWORKS (15,805) OCONOMOWOC WATERWORKS (15,805) MENASHA ELEC & WATER UTIL (15,144) WAUNAKEE WATERWORKS (14,879) GREENDALE WATERWORKS (14,393) WHITEFISH BAY WATERWORKS (14,272) WHITEWATER WATERWORKS (14,000) CHIPPEWA FALLS WATERWORKS (13,375) STOUGHTON WATERWORKS (13,078) DARBOY SANITARY DIST 1 (13,024) GLENDALE WATERWORKS (12,883) PORT WASHINGTON WATERWORKS (12,853) BROWN DEER WATERWORKS (12,741) BARABOO WATERWORKS (12,703) CEDARBURG L & W COMMISSION (12,500) FORT ATKINSON WATERWORKS (12,390) GRAFTON WATERWORKS (12,269) PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS (12,268) OREGON WATERWORKS (11,200) MEQUON WATER UTILITY (11,152) +214 more

All Water Systems in Wisconsin (978)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water systems are in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin has 978 community water systems tracked by the EPA, serving a combined population of 4,261,844 people.
How many water systems in Wisconsin have health violations?
422 water systems in Wisconsin have health-based violations, which include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations. These represent 43% of all systems in the state.
How many health-based violation records are in this extract for Wisconsin?
PlainEnviro's health-based EPA SDWIS extract contains 2,317 records joined to 978 active community water systems in Wisconsin. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.

About This Data

Water system data is from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations that may pose a direct risk to public health. Only community water systems (CWS) are included.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services

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