Public water system record
Shorewood Waterworks
Serves Shorewood, Milwaukee County, WI · 13,535 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Shorewood 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
- 1
Key facts
- Shorewood Waterworks buys its water from Milwaukee Waterworks.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2,246 lead and 698 unknown out of 3,531 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 12, 2012 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Shorewood 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 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 1993, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Shorewood Waterworks buys its water from Milwaukee Waterworks. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Milwaukee Waterworks Milwaukee, WI
Annual water quality report
Shorewood 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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