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Community Water System · PWS WI2300050

Bristol Waterworks Village Of

Bristol, Wisconsin 53104 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 598 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

598
People served
84
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 84 drinking-water violations at Bristol Waterworks Village Of, 18% of them health-based - above the Wisconsin per-system average.

84
Total EPA violations on record
18%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
598
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bristol Waterworks Village Of

Bristol Waterworks Village Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 598 residents in Bristol, Wisconsin (Kenosha County) through 221 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 84 total violations for this system , of which 15 (18%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 58 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2012.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Combined Radium (-226 and -228), recorded in 11 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

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. Statewide, 78 of 202 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (38.6%).

Bristol Waterworks Village Of's 84 violations sit above the Wisconsin average.

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
598
Total Violations
84
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
221
County
Kenosha
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
11
Monitoring Violations
58
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 11 1984
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 10 2007
Combined Uranium MR 10 2007
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 10 2007
Radium-228 MR 10 2007
Radium-226 MR 10 2007
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2003
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2012
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 1998
Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 2008
Public Notice Other 2 2009

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 Bristol Waterworks Village Of.

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 WI2300050 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 Bristol Waterworks Village Of 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
2012 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / WI2300050 / 5000
2009 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / WI2300050 / 7500
2008 Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 SDWIS / WI2300050 / 5000
2007 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 10 SDWIS / WI2300050 / 4000
2007 Combined Uranium MR 10 SDWIS / WI2300050 / 4006
2007 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 10 SDWIS / WI2300050 / 4010
2007 Radium-228 MR 10 SDWIS / WI2300050 / 4030
2007 Radium-226 MR 10 SDWIS / WI2300050 / 4020
2003 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / WI2300050 / 7000
1998 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / WI2300050 / 3100
1984 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 11 SDWIS / WI2300050 / 4010

How Bristol Waterworks Village Of Compares

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

Metric Bristol Waterworks Village Of Wisconsin avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 84 26 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 15 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 598 467 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 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Bristol Waterworks Village Of water safe to drink? ▼
Bristol Waterworks Village Of (PWS ID: WI2300050) has 84 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 598 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bristol Waterworks Village Of serve? ▼
Bristol Waterworks Village Of serves 598 people in Bristol, Wisconsin. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 221 service connections.
What type of violations does Bristol Waterworks Village Of have? ▼
Bristol Waterworks Village Of has 84 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 58 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bristol Waterworks Village Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bristol Waterworks Village Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bristol Waterworks Village Of use? ▼
Bristol Waterworks Village Of 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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.