Public water system record
Pleasant Prairie Water Utility
Serves Pleasant Prairie, Kenosha County, WI · 10,754 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Pleasant Prairie Water Utility 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
- Pleasant Prairie Water Utility buys its water from Kenosha Water Utility.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Wisconsin, June 2012.
- Record on file since 1982, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,713 unknown out of 4,524 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1982
EPA's records for Pleasant Prairie Water Utility go back to 1982. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (2 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began June 2012, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1982 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 7, 1982 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 18, 1982 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Pleasant Prairie Water Utility and issued 1 boil water order between 1982 and 2012. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2012 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 30, 1982 | 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
Pleasant Prairie Water Utility buys its water from Kenosha Water Utility. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Kenosha Water Utility Kenosha, WI
Annual water quality report
Pleasant Prairie Water Utility 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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.
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