Public water system record
Chetek Waterworks
Serves Chetek, Barron County, WI · 1,931 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Chetek 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
- Chetek Waterworks draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Wisconsin, May 2002.
- Record on file since 1996, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 83 unknown out of 1,061 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Chetek Waterworks go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 120 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 117 |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2007, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Chetek Waterworks between 1996 and 2002. The most recent was a boil water order in May 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2002 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 27, 1996 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Chetek Waterworks draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Chetek 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