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Ripon Water Utility

Serves Ripon, Fond du Lac County, WI · 7,716 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Ripon Water Utility in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • WI4200476
  • RIPON
  • WI
  • 7,716 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 54971
EPA system ID WI4200476

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Ripon Water Utility draws water from 4 wells.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 51 lead and 1,177 unknown out of 3,090 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

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 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Ripon Water Utility go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 1 1

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.

Where the water comes from

Ripon Water Utility draws water from 4 wells.

Annual water quality report

Ripon Water Utility 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

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