Public water system record
Birnamwood Waterworks
Serves Birnamwood, Shawano County, WI · 832 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Birnamwood 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
- Birnamwood Waterworks draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Wisconsin, September 2002.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 184 unknown out of 304 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
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Birnamwood Waterworks go back to 1991. Before October 20, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2002, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Birnamwood Waterworks between 1994 and 2002. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2002 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Feb 1, 1994 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Birnamwood Waterworks draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Birnamwood 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