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Chippewa County, Wisconsin

Water Systems
219
Population Served
52,060
Total Violations
3,638
917 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

65.8%
Systems with Violations
16.6
Avg Violations per System
25.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (23%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
25.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Chippewa Wisconsin water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (8) One or more violations (42)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Chippewa Falls Waterworks 13,375 284 Detected
Lake Hallie Waterworks Village Of 6,701 61 Clean
Bloomer Waterworks 3,680 147 Clean
Stanley Waterworks 3,500 106 Clean
Cornell Waterworks 1,390 51 -
Cadott Waterworks 1,352 24 -
Bateman Express Mart 800 6 -
WI DNR Lake Wissota B Bldg 665 11 -
WI DNR Lake Wissota Shop 665 25 -
WI DNR Lake Wissota Welcome Center 665 0 -
New Auburn Waterworks 549 174 -
Boyd Waterworks 540 39 -
Pops 202 500 43 -
Lake Holcombe Convenience Store 500 5 -
Eastbay 500 0 -
Lake Wissota Golf 500 0 -
WI DNR Lake Wissota Cmpgd 469 0 -
Holcombe High School 445 147 -
Wissota Express 400 29 -
Lake Hallie Golf LLC 400 5 -
Stillson Elementary School 371 26 -
WI DNR Brunet Island Office 350 52 -
WI DNR Brunet Island N 1 350 27 -
WI DNR Brunet Island N 2-Campgrd 350 24 -
WI DNR Brunet Island Picnic 350 11 -
Birch Point Resort-Tavern 300 17 -
Big Elk Creek Lutheran Church 250 16 -
White Pine Pavillion 225 23 -
Oneil Creek Cmpgd-South 200 3 -
St Johns Ev Lutheran Church 200 9 -
Landing, The 200 7 -
Albertville Tavern 200 22 -
Whispering Pines Golf Course 200 4 -
Lake Hallie Sportsmans Club 200 3 -
YMCA Camp Manitou - South Wash House 150 12 -
English Luth Church of Bateman 150 20 -
Rock Lake Resort 150 0 -
Cm Cornell Lake Resort & Cmpgd 150 8 -
Horizons of Tilden LLC 150 13 -
Ojibwa Golf & Bowl 150 2 -
Bresinas Hometown Bar & Grill 150 33 -
Ampi Jim Falls 150 25 -
Chippewa Co Pine Point Pk Beach Well 150 4 -
Lafayette Town Hall 150 0 -
Hoffmanns Wissota Court 126 30 -
Arrowhead Bible Camp 120 0 -
Sand Haven Cmpgd North 118 0 -
Sand Haven Cmpgd South 114 12 -
Jim Falls Elem School 1 113 8 -
Kings Inn 100 10 -

Other Counties in Wisconsin

Milwaukee County
85 systems · 953,104 served · 2,602 violations
Dane County
301 systems · 517,785 served · 7,065 violations
Waukesha County
590 systems · 322,690 served · 24,998 violations
Brown County
149 systems · 246,872 served · 2,891 violations
Outagamie County
107 systems · 179,535 served · 1,999 violations
Racine County
195 systems · 179,476 served · 10,597 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Chippewa County? ▼
Chippewa County has 3,638 total drinking water violations across 219 water systems, of which 917 are health-based violations. 65.8% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Chippewa County systems? ▼
Water systems in Chippewa County serve approximately 52,060 people through 219 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Chippewa County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Chippewa County, 1 had PFAS detected (25.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Chippewa County? ▼
Water systems in Chippewa County use GW (50 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 25.2% of Chippewa County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.