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Racine Waterworks

Serves Racine, Mount Pleasant, Sturtevant and 2 more places, Racine County, WI · 105,100 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Racine Waterworks in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • WI2520062
  • RACINE
  • WI
  • 105,100 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 53403
EPA system ID WI2520062

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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

  • Racine Waterworks draws water from 3 surface water intakes.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 10,257 lead and 1 unknown out of 33,837 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
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 1, 2015 Active

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Racine Waterworks go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 11
2000s 2 9
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began January 2015, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2000 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1993 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Racine Waterworks draws water from 3 surface water intakes. It also buys water from Somers Water Utility. 1 other community water system buys water from Racine Waterworks.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Racine 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.

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