Public water system record
Port Edwards Water Utility
Serves Port Edwards, Wood County, WI · 1,866 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Port Edwards Water Utility 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
- 3
Key facts
- Port Edwards Water Utility draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Wisconsin, September 2013.
- Record on file since 1997, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 99 unknown out of 729 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
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 1, 2010 | Active |
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for Port Edwards Water Utility go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 33 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 27 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2013, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators issued 1 boil water order to Port Edwards Water Utility in 2013. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2013 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Port Edwards Water Utility draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Port Edwards Water Utility 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