Public water system record
Brownsville Waterworks
Serves Brownsville, Dodge County, WI · 630 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Brownsville Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Brownsville Waterworks draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Wisconsin, November 2015.
- Record on file since 1983, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 317 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1983
EPA's records for Brownsville Waterworks go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (4 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.9 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 20, 1983 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1983 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Brownsville Waterworks between 1983 and 2015, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2015 | Wisconsin | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Public Notice |
| Sep 30, 1983 | Wisconsin | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Brownsville Waterworks draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Brownsville Waterworks must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Wisconsin.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells