Public water system record
Milwaukee Waterworks
Serves Milwaukee and Glendale, Milwaukee County, WI · 626,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Milwaukee Waterworks in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Milwaukee Waterworks draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 66,141 lead and 26,400 unknown out of 161,909 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.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Milwaukee Waterworks go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1999, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Milwaukee Waterworks draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 10 other community water systems buy water from Milwaukee Waterworks.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Brown Deer Waterworks Brown Deer, WI
- Butler Waterworks Butler, WI
- Greendale Waterworks Greendale, WI
- Menomonee Falls WW - Surface Water Menomonee Falls, WI
- Mequon Water Utility Mequon, WI
- New Berlin Water Utility New Berlin, WI
- Shorewood Waterworks Shorewood, WI
- Waukesha Water Utility Waukesha, WI
- Wauwatosa Waterworks Wauwatosa, WI
- West Allis Waterworks West Allis, WI
Annual water quality report
Milwaukee 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 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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