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Community Water System · PWS WI4380445

Wausaukee Waterworks

Operator location Wausaukee, Wisconsin - smaller served population (≤ 999) at 585 people served; 27 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

585
People served (this PWS)
27
EPA violations (this PWS)
6
Health-based (this PWS)
Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Wausaukee Waterworks standing, mid SDWIS violation third

585 people served (SDWIS) - smaller served population (≤ 999). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 22% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). Population rank #26,810 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Wausaukee Waterworks lands in the middle third by violation volume (27), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is smaller (585; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 22% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

#26,810 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#623 of 744
Population · WI
27
Total EPA violations on record
22%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
316
County
Marinette
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
10
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2005
Nitrate MCL 4 2017
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2015
Public Notice Other 2 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 2025

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Wausaukee Waterworks has 27 recorded EPA violations, 39% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 60% carry more. 22% of this system's own violations are health-based (6 of 27), and it ranks #26,810 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)

27 Lower than most fewer violations than 60% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

Population served record for Wausaukee Waterworks

EPA SDWIS lists 585 people served and 316 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Wisconsin DNR, Drinking Water and Groundwater

Nationwide peers

27 violations · 585 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Wausaukee Waterworks

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Wisconsin compares on the same EPA violation measures. Wisconsin systems
  • Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater