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South Wayne Waterworks

Serves South Wayne, Lafayette County, WI · 478 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for South Wayne Waterworks in the last ten years.

  • WI1330077
  • SOUTH WAYNE
  • WI
  • 478 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 53587
EPA system ID WI1330077

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • South Wayne Waterworks draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Wisconsin, November 2013.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 5 lead and 2 unknown out of 205 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
 Sep 11, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for South Wayne Waterworks go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 63 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 46
2000s 2 16
2010 to October 18, 2016 7 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began July 2013, Resolved.

Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.63 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.46 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8.33 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.18 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2012 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.98 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2011 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.75 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2000 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2000 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1997 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1997 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Wisconsin regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against South Wayne Waterworks between 2010 and 2013, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2013.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 27, 2013 Wisconsin Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Oct 15, 2012 Wisconsin Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Jul 9, 2012 Wisconsin Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
May 12, 2010 Wisconsin Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

Where the water comes from

South Wayne Waterworks draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

South Wayne 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.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask South Wayne Waterworks for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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