Public water system record
Trempealeau Waterworks
Serves Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WI · 1,888 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Trempealeau 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
- Trempealeau Waterworks draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Wisconsin, September 1997.
- Record on file since 1995, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 911 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 1995
EPA's records for Trempealeau Waterworks go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 67 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 55 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began October 2008, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.77 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.85 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Trempealeau Waterworks in 1997. The most recent was a boil water order in September 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 1997 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 29, 1997 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Trempealeau Waterworks draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Trempealeau 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