Is CHIPPEWA FALLS WATERWORKS's water safe to drink?
CHIPPEWA FALLS WATERWORKS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 13,375 people get their water from it, across 5,240 connections.
CHIPPEWA FALLS WATERWORKS's record against the rest of the country
69 total violations and 3 health-based ones put CHIPPEWA FALLS WATERWORKS at the 63th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,756 of 12,903.
How CHIPPEWA FALLS WATERWORKS compares within
CHIPPEWA FALLS WATERWORKS's 3 health-based violations sit within the average of 11.2, across 244 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CHIPPEWA FALLS WATERWORKS is from 2022-01-07 (health-based: 1999-01-11). Last reported to EPA: 05/29/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CHIPPEWA FALLS WATERWORKS's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
CHIPPEWA FALLS WATERWORKS's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 69 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.