Public water system record
Ladysmith Waterworks
Serves Ladysmith, Rusk County, WI · 3,184 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Ladysmith 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
- 1
Key facts
- Ladysmith Waterworks draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Wisconsin, July 2010.
- Record on file since 1993, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 591 unknown out of 1,819 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Bromate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Ladysmith Waterworks go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (13 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 11 |
| 2000s | 6 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.58 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators issued 5 boil water orders to Ladysmith Waterworks between 1993 and 2010. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2010 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 13, 2000 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 30, 1998 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 4, 1994 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 14, 1993 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Ladysmith Waterworks draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Ladysmith 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