Wisconsin Water Systems

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

Water Systems
977
Total Violations
2,233
Health Violations
432 systems
Population Served
4,252,230

Wisconsin operates 977 community water systems regulated by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Together these utilities serve an estimated 4,252,230 residents, each filing compliance results with the state's primacy agency and, for federally listed contaminants, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Across the state, SDWIS records contain 2,233 total violations, of which 432 systems carry at least one active health-based violation, a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedance or treatment-technique failure. That represents roughly 44% of Wisconsin systems.

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? (242)

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

Systems with No Violations (258)

258 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) 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) FORT ATKINSON WATERWORKS (12,390) GRAFTON WATERWORKS (12,269) PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS (12,268) CEDARBURG L & W COMMISSION (11,800) OREGON WATERWORKS (11,200) MEQUON WATER UTILITY (11,152) MARINETTE WATERWORKS (10,968) +208 more

All Water Systems in Wisconsin (977)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water systems are in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin has 977 community water systems tracked by the EPA, serving a combined population of 4,252,230 people.
How many water systems in Wisconsin have health violations?
432 water systems in Wisconsin have health-based violations, which include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations. These represent 44% of all systems in the state.
What is the total number of water violations in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin water systems have accumulated 2,233 total violations across all 977 community water systems.

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

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