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Sheboygan County, Wisconsin

Water Systems
215
Population Served
119,678
Total Violations
5,035
736 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

72.6%
Systems with Violations
23.4
Avg Violations per System
14.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
47 systems (22%)
SW
3 systems (1%)

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

Sheboygan 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
Sheboygan Water Utilities 49,931 58 Clean
Plymouth Utilities 8,964 127 Clean
Sheboygan Falls Utilities 8,165 28 Clean
Sheboygan TN Waterworks 4,596 8 Detected
Oostburg Waterworks 3,110 13 -
Kohler Waterworks 2,271 46 -
Cedar Grove Waterworks 2,213 84 -
Loves Travel Stop - Sheboygan 2,070 12 -
Random Lake Waterworks 1,594 24 -
Elkhart Lake Waterworks 1,567 8 -
Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution 1,544 6 -
Lakeland University 1,200 21 -
Wade House-Visitor Center and Museum 754 6 -
Rehlko Power Systems Security 750 85 -
St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church 735 9 -
Cascade Waterworks 719 49 -
Saron United Church of Christ 603 10 -
Rocky Knoll Health Care Fac 564 218 -
Gibbsville Reformed Church 558 28 -
Trinity Lutheran Ch 550 6 -
St Paul Lutheran Early Childhood Center & Church 540 18 -
Plymouth Rock Resort Pool 1 516 9 -
Plymouth Rock Resort Main Well 516 12 -
Plymouth Rock Resort Pool 3 516 0 -
Plymouth Rock Resort Pool 2 516 12 -
Plymouth Rock Resort 600 Area Well 516 0 -
Adell Waterworks 510 202 -
Rstore #4518 504 2 -
Waldo Waterworks 500 11 -
Hingham Church 500 26 -
Road America Center Well 468 3 -
Road America Office North Well 468 11 -
Road America Paddock South Well 468 8 -
Road America Vip Building Well 468 14 -
Road America Restroom & Showers Well 468 6 -
Road America Go Cart Campground Well 468 3 -
Road America Turn 7 Well 468 0 -
Road America Turn 3 Well 468 0 -
Road America Turn 4 Well 468 0 -
Road America Midway Restroom Well 468 0 -
Road America Turn 6 Well 468 0 -
Glenbeulah Waterworks 461 138 -
Northview Elementary School 435 15 -
Johnsonville Countryside Complex 410 23 -
Aldrich Chemical Co 400 93 -
Howards Grove High School & District Office 360 99 -
Trinity Lutheran Ch 323 20 -
Road America Turn 1 Well 320 0 -
Our Lady of the Lakes-St Nicholas Chapel 253 29 -
Blackwolf Run Golf Rivers Course 250 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 Sheboygan County? ▼
Sheboygan County has 5,035 total drinking water violations across 215 water systems, of which 736 are health-based violations. 72.6% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Sheboygan County systems? ▼
Water systems in Sheboygan County serve approximately 119,678 people through 215 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Sheboygan County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Sheboygan County, 1 had PFAS detected (25.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Sheboygan County? ▼
Water systems in Sheboygan County use GW (47 systems), SW (3 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. 14.6% of Sheboygan 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.