Public water system record
Readstown Waterworks
Serves Readstown, Vernon County, WI · 395 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for Readstown Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 30
Key facts
- Readstown Waterworks draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Wisconsin, September 1994.
- Record on file since 1994, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2 unknown out of 167 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
May 4, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Apr 8, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Apr 4, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Readstown Waterworks go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 27 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2001, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Readstown Waterworks between 1985 and 1994, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in September 1994.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 1994 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 30, 1985 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Readstown Waterworks draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Readstown 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Readstown Waterworks for a copy.
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