Public water system record
Genoa City Waterworks
Serves Genoa City, Walworth County, WI · 2,766 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Genoa City Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Genoa City Waterworks draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Wisconsin, February 2015.
- Record on file since 1991, with 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 164 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,110 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
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Genoa City Waterworks go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (14 resolved) and 65 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 49 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 9 | 13 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began April 2015, Resolved.
Show all 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.65 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.68 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.65 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators took 7 formal enforcement actions against Genoa City Waterworks and issued 1 boil water order between 1994 and 2015, filed as 11 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2015 | Wisconsin | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 14, 2014 | Wisconsin | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (1 health-based): Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jun 9, 2014 | Wisconsin | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Jul 29, 2011 | Wisconsin | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| May 3, 2011 | Wisconsin | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Nov 17, 2010 | Wisconsin | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Jan 1, 2006 | Wisconsin | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 28, 1994 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Genoa City Waterworks draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Genoa City 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