Public water system record
Winter Waterworks
Serves Winter, Sawyer County, WI · 344 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Winter Waterworks in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Winter Waterworks draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Wisconsin, August 2007.
- Record on file since 1994, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 144 unknown out of 197 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Nov 2, 2022 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Winter Waterworks go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2007, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Wisconsin regulators issued 1 boil water order to Winter Waterworks in 2007. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2007 | Wisconsin | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Winter Waterworks draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Winter 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 Winter 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