Public water system record
Chippewa Falls Waterworks
Serves Chippewa Falls and Lake Wissota, Chippewa County, WI · 13,375 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Chippewa Falls 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
- 1
Key facts
- Chippewa Falls Waterworks draws water from 9 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Wisconsin, November 1999.
- Record on file since 1999, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,357 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, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Chippewa Falls Waterworks go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 65 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 63 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 1999, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Chippewa Falls Waterworks in 1999. The most recent was a boil water order in November 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 1999 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 12, 1999 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Chippewa Falls Waterworks draws water from 9 wells.
Annual water quality report
Chippewa Falls 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
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