Question 1

Is Benton Waterworks water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Benton Waterworks (PWS ID: WI1330070) has 73 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 976 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Benton Waterworks serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Benton Waterworks serves 976 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Benton or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 361 service connections. The operator address is listed in Benton, Wisconsin.

Question 3

What type of violations does Benton Waterworks have?

Accepted Answer

Benton Waterworks has 73 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 64 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Benton Waterworks water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Benton Waterworks under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Benton Waterworks use?

Accepted Answer

Benton Waterworks uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Benton Waterworks sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Benton Waterworks ranks #20,084 of 29,740 by people served, and #421 of 744 in Wisconsin. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Benton Waterworks's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Benton Waterworks has 73 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 34% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 66% of that cohort has fewer violations than Benton Waterworks. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	8	2009
Chlorine	MR	4	2009
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	4	2011
TTHM	MR	4	2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	2018
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1994
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1994
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1994
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1994
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1994
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1994
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1994
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1994
Toluene	MR	2	1994
Styrene	MR	2	1994
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1994
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1994
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1994
Benzene	MR	2	1994
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
Nitrate	MR	2	1994
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1994
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1994
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1994
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1994
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	RPT	1	2025

Benton Waterworks

Benton Waterworks standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Benton Waterworks

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints