Public water system record
Waterford Waterworks
Serves Waterford and Rochester, Racine County, WI · 5,368 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Waterford Waterworks 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
- 11
Key facts
- Waterford Waterworks draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Wisconsin, December 2003.
- Record on file since 1981, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 1 unknown out of 2,222 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Waterford Waterworks go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (7 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 107 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 | 0 |
| 1990s | 4 | 59 |
| 2000s | 2 | 48 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began January 2001, Resolved.
Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17.5 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.2 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 10, 1989 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1982 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 22, 1982 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 12, 1982 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1981 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Waterford Waterworks and issued 1 boil water order between 1991 and 2003, filed as 11 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2003 | Wisconsin | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (5 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Dec 8, 2003 | Wisconsin | Signed compliance agreement | 5 violations (5 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Oct 3, 1991 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
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
Waterford Waterworks draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Waterford 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells