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PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS

PWS ID: WI1220115 · PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin 53818-0780

PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS serves 12,268 people in PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin using Groundwater water sources. It has 111 recorded EPA violations, including 0 health-based violations. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS

PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 12,268 residents in PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin (Grant County) through 3,601 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 111 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 108 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, recorded in 4 violations (MR). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

Across Wisconsin, EPA tracks 10,988 public water systems serving 5,131,439 people, with 285,161 cumulative violations and 58,688 health-based violations on record. About 72% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 26 violations. PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS's 111 violations sit above the Wisconsin average. Statewide, 78 of 202 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (38.6%). All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
12,268
Total Violations
111
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
3,601
County
Grant
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
108
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2019
Ethylbenzene MR 4 2019
Toluene MR 4 2019
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2019
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2019
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2019
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2019
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2019
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2019
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2019
Xylenes, Total MR 4 2019
Radium-226 MR 4 2019
Radium-228 MR 4 2019
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 4 2019
Vinyl chloride MR 4 2019
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2019
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 1996
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 2019
Styrene MR 4 2019
Combined Uranium MR 4 2019
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 2019
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2019
Benzene MR 4 2019
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2019
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2019
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2019

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 180 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
NMeFOSAA 9/16/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/16/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 9/16/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/16/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 4/23/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 4/23/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 4/23/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 4/23/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 4/23/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 4/23/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 4/23/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 4/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 4/23/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 4/23/2025 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 4/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/23/2025 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 4/23/2025 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 4/23/2025 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 4/23/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 4/23/2025 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 4/23/2025 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 4/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/23/2025 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 4/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/23/2025 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 4/23/2025 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 4/23/2025 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records — or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status — go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS — Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID WI1220115 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Wisconsin Drinking Water Authority

Wisconsin DNR — Drinking Water and Groundwater is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS under EPA-delegated authority.

Open WI regulator portal

Source: Wisconsin DNR — Drinking Water and Groundwater

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2019 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / WI1220115 / 2378
2019 Ethylbenzene MR 4 SDWIS / WI1220115 / 2992
2019 Toluene MR 4 SDWIS / WI1220115 / 2991
2019 CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 SDWIS / WI1220115 / 2989
2019 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / WI1220115 / 2985
2019 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / WI1220115 / 2980
2019 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / WI1220115 / 2979
2019 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / WI1220115 / 2977
2019 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / WI1220115 / 2968
2019 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 SDWIS / WI1220115 / 2964
2019 Xylenes, Total MR 4 SDWIS / WI1220115 / 2955
2019 Radium-226 MR 4 SDWIS / WI1220115 / 4020
2019 Radium-228 MR 4 SDWIS / WI1220115 / 4030
2019 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 4 SDWIS / WI1220115 / 4010
2019 Vinyl chloride MR 4 SDWIS / WI1220115 / 2976

How PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS Wisconsin avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 111 26 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 5.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 38.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 12,268 467 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 10,988 regulated public water systems in Wisconsin.

Federal MCL reference — Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS water safe to drink? ▼
PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS (PWS ID: WI1220115) has 111 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 12,268 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS serve? ▼
PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS serves 12,268 people in PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3,601 service connections.
What type of violations does PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS have? ▼
PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS has 111 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 108 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS water? ▼
No. PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS use? ▼
PLATTEVILLE WATERWORKS uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

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