Community Water System · PWS WI2670120
West Bend Waterworks
Operator location West Bend, Wisconsin - UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 291 violations and 31,752 people served.
- 31,752
- People served (this PWS)
- 291
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 22
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 2 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
West Bend Waterworks standing, high SDWIS violation third
UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds - lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 8% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #1,760 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
West Bend Waterworks sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (291), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (31,752; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 8% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).
- #1,760 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #22 of 744
- Population · WI
- 291
- Total EPA violations on record
- 8%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 11,760
- County
- Washington
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 21
- Monitoring Violations
- 251
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 1
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 21 | 2002 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Barium | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Fluoride | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Nickel | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Selenium | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Arsenic | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Mercury | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Aldicarb | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Atrazine | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| LASSO | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Dalapon | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Endothall | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Simazine | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2023 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2023 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
West Bend Waterworks has 291 recorded EPA violations, 90% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 9% carry more. 8% of this system's own violations are health-based (22 of 291), and it ranks #1,760 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
291 Higher than most more violations than 90% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 2 of 174 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFUnA | 6/17/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/17/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/17/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/17/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/17/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/17/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/17/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/17/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/17/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/17/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/17/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/17/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/17/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/17/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/17/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/17/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/17/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/17/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/17/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/17/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/17/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/17/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/17/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/17/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/17/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/17/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/17/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/17/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/17/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/17/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/17/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/17/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
UCMR5 PFAS record for West Bend Waterworks
Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS WI2670120 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Wisconsin DNR, Drinking Water and Groundwater
Nationwide peers
291 violations · 31,752 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with West Bend Waterworks
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
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