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Community Water System · PWS WI4200469

Fond Du Lac Waterworks

Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin 54936-0150 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 44,303 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

44,303
People served
390
EPA violations
91
Health-based
No PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 390 drinking-water violations at Fond Du Lac Waterworks, 23% of them health-based - above the Wisconsin per-system average.

390
Total EPA violations on record
23%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
44,303
People served by this system
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Fond Du Lac Waterworks

Fond Du Lac Waterworks is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 44,303 residents in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin (Fond du Lac County) through 16,408 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 390 total violations for this system , of which 91 (23%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 262 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Combined Radium (-226 and -228), recorded in 53 violations (MCL, health-based). 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. Statewide, 78 of 202 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (38.6%).

Fond Du Lac Waterworks's 390 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
44,303
Total Violations
390
Health-Based Violations
91
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
16,408
County
Fond du Lac
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
89
Monitoring Violations
262
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 53 2008
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 36 2001
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 14 2016
TTHM MR 14 2016
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 10 2000
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2000
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2000
Vinyl chloride MR 10 2000
Xylenes, Total MR 10 2000
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 2000
CHLOROBENZENE MR 10 2000
Tetrachloroethylene MR 10 2000
Trichloroethylene MR 10 2000
Styrene MR 10 2000
Ethylbenzene MR 10 2000
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2000
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 10 2000
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 10 2000
Carbon tetrachloride MR 10 2000
Benzene MR 10 2000
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 10 2000
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 10 2000
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 2019
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 10 2000
Toluene MR 10 2000
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 2000
Public Notice Other 6 2024
Arsenic MR 6 2009
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 1999
Chlorine MR 4 2015

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 232 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFHxA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/11/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/11/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/11/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/11/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/11/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/11/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/11/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/11/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/11/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/11/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/11/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/11/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt 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 Fond Du Lac 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 WI4200469 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 Fond Du Lac 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
2024 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / WI4200469 / 7500
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 SDWIS / WI4200469 / 5200
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 10 SDWIS / WI4200469 / 7000
2016 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 14 SDWIS / WI4200469 / 2456
2016 TTHM MR 14 SDWIS / WI4200469 / 2950
2015 Chlorine MR 4 SDWIS / WI4200469 / 0999
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / WI4200469 / 3100
2009 Arsenic MR 6 SDWIS / WI4200469 / 1005
2008 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 53 SDWIS / WI4200469 / 4010
2001 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 36 SDWIS / WI4200469 / 4000
2000 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 10 SDWIS / WI4200469 / 2980
2000 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / WI4200469 / 2979
2000 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / WI4200469 / 2977
2000 Vinyl chloride MR 10 SDWIS / WI4200469 / 2976
2000 Xylenes, Total MR 10 SDWIS / WI4200469 / 2955

How Fond Du Lac Waterworks Compares

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

Metric Fond Du Lac Waterworks Wisconsin avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 390 26 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 91 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 44,303 467 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 Fond Du Lac Waterworks water safe to drink?
Fond Du Lac Waterworks (PWS ID: WI4200469) has 390 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 44,303 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Fond Du Lac Waterworks serve?
Fond Du Lac Waterworks serves 44,303 people in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 16,408 service connections.
What type of violations does Fond Du Lac Waterworks have?
Fond Du Lac Waterworks has 390 total violations: 91 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 262 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Fond Du Lac Waterworks water?
No. Fond Du Lac Waterworks was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does Fond Du Lac Waterworks use?
Fond Du Lac 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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.
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.