Public water system record
Appleton Waterworks
Serves Appleton, Outagamie County, WI · 74,511 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Appleton 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
- Appleton Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 1,172 unknown out of 28,823 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Appleton Waterworks go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 32 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 28 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, began April 2008, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 72 µg/L, federal limit 6 µg/L (12 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Appleton Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake. 3 other community water systems buy water from Appleton Waterworks.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Grand Chute TN San Dist 1 Grand Chute, WI
- Harrison Utilities - Fka Waverly SD Menasha, WI
- Sherwood Waterworks Sherwood, WI
Annual water quality report
Appleton 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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