Public water system record
Whitewater Waterworks
Serves Whitewater, Walworth County, WI · 14,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Whitewater 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
- 2
Key facts
- Whitewater Waterworks draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Wisconsin, July 1998.
- Record on file since 1991, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 179 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,873 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Whitewater Waterworks go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (3 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 30 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 23 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1998, Archived.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators issued 3 boil water orders to Whitewater Waterworks between 1991 and 1998. The most recent was a boil water order in July 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1998 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 23, 1994 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 27, 1991 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Whitewater Waterworks draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Whitewater 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells