Question 1

Is Belgium Waterworks water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Belgium Waterworks (PWS ID: WI2460107) has 54 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,493 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Belgium Waterworks serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Belgium Waterworks serves 2,493 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Belgium or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 923 service connections. The operator address is listed in Belgium, Wisconsin.

Question 3

What type of violations does Belgium Waterworks have?

Accepted Answer

Belgium Waterworks has 54 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 47 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Belgium Waterworks water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Belgium Waterworks use?

Accepted Answer

Belgium 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 Belgium Waterworks sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Belgium Waterworks ranks #12,000 of 29,740 by people served, and #237 of 744 in Wisconsin. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Belgium Waterworks's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Belgium Waterworks has 54 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 41% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 59% of that cohort has fewer violations than Belgium 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	3	1996
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	3	1991
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2000
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2000
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2000
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2000
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2000
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2000
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2000
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2000
Toluene	MR	2	2000
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2000
Styrene	MR	2	2000
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2000
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2000
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2000
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2000
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2000
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2000
Benzene	MR	2	2000
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2000
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2000
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2000
Nitrate	MR	2	2000
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	TT	1	2024
Public Notice	Other	1	2024

Belgium Waterworks

Belgium Waterworks standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Belgium Waterworks

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Cross-state systems near this population served