Question 1

Is Whitehall Waterworks water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Whitehall Waterworks (PWS ID: WI6620275) has 56 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,820 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Whitehall Waterworks serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Whitehall Waterworks serves 1,820 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Whitehall or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 700 service connections. The operator address is listed in Whitehall, Wisconsin.

Question 3

What type of violations does Whitehall Waterworks have?

Accepted Answer

Whitehall Waterworks has 56 total violations: 1 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 Whitehall Waterworks water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Whitehall Waterworks use?

Accepted Answer

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

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Whitehall Waterworks ranks #14,343 of 29,740 by people served, and #289 of 744 in Wisconsin. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Whitehall Waterworks's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Whitehall Waterworks has 56 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 40% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 60% of that cohort has fewer violations than Whitehall 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
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	3	1993
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2005
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1993
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1993
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1993
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Benzene	MR	2	1993
Toluene	MR	2	1993
Styrene	MR	2	1993
Nitrate	MR	2	1993
Public Notice	Other	2	2024
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1993
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1993
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1993
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1993
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1993
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1993
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	RPT	1	2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	TT	1	2024

Whitehall Waterworks

Whitehall Waterworks standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Whitehall Waterworks

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Cross-state systems near this population served