Public water system record
Balsam Lake Waterworks
Serves Balsam Lake, Polk County, WI · 1,031 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Balsam Lake 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
- 0
Key facts
- Balsam Lake Waterworks draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Wisconsin, September 2002.
- Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 559 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Balsam Lake Waterworks go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2011, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Balsam Lake Waterworks between 1996 and 2002. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2002 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 30, 1996 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Balsam Lake Waterworks draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Balsam Lake 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