What's in ELLSWORTH WATERWORKS's water?
ELLSWORTH WATERWORKS has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. 3,304 people get their water from it, across 1,306 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ELLSWORTH WATERWORKS ranks 3,184th by violation burden (75th percentile) - 14 violations total, 6 health-baseds.
How ELLSWORTH WATERWORKS compares within WI
ELLSWORTH WATERWORKS's 6 health-based violations sit above the WI average of 3.6, across 202 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for ELLSWORTH WATERWORKS is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/29/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
ELLSWORTH 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
ELLSWORTH 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. This record - 6 health-based violations on file for ELLSWORTH WATERWORKS - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.