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Howard Waterworks

Serves Green Bay and Howard, Brown County, WI · 21,133 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Howard Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • WI4050468
  • GREEN BAY
  • WI
  • 21,133 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 54313
EPA system ID WI4050468

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Howard Waterworks draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Wisconsin, January 2004.
  • Record on file since 1986, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,908 unknown out of 6,841 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 16, 2023 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1986

EPA's records for Howard Waterworks go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (14 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 1 0
1990s 9 4
2000s 5 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 2 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2005, Resolved.

Show all 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.4 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2001 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2001 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2000 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 24 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2000 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 30 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 1999 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.2 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 1999 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 26 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 1998 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.4 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 1998 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 28 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 1997 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.4 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 1997 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 1996 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 1995 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 18 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 1995 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1986 Archived

Enforcement actions

Wisconsin regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Howard Waterworks in 2004, filed as 13 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2004.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 26, 2004 Wisconsin Compliance order (no penalty) 13 violations (13 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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.

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Howard Waterworks draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Central Brown Co Water Authority.

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Annual water quality report

Howard 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

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