Public water system record
Mineral Point Waterworks
Serves Mineral Point, Iowa County, WI · 2,487 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Mineral Point Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Mineral Point Waterworks draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Wisconsin, February 2021.
- Record on file since 1996, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 64 lead and 672 unknown out of 1,377 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
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Dec 11, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 1, 2020 | 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 |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Mineral Point Waterworks go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 21 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 3 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began October 2011, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Mineral Point Waterworks and issued 1 boil water order between 2011 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2021 | Wisconsin | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
| Oct 20, 2011 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
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.
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Mineral Point Waterworks draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Mineral Point 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