Public water system record
Menomonie Waterworks
Serves Menomonie, Dunn County, WI · 15,950 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 22 monitoring/reporting issues for Menomonie Waterworks in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 22
Key facts
- Menomonie Waterworks draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Wisconsin, July 2013.
- Record on file since 1984, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,089 unknown out of 5,602 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Menomonie Waterworks go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (5 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 90 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 87 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 21 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2013, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1984 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1984 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Menomonie Waterworks and issued 1 boil water order between 1984 and 2013. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2013 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 30, 1984 | Wisconsin | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Menomonie Waterworks draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Menomonie 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