JANESVILLE WATER UTILITY: EPA violation history, explained
JANESVILLE WATER UTILITY has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 64,415, over 23,857 connections.
How this compares nationally
3 total violations and 1 health-based ones put JANESVILLE WATER UTILITY at the 31th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 8,937 of 12,903.
How JANESVILLE WATER UTILITY compares within
JANESVILLE WATER UTILITY's 1 health-based violations sit within the average of 11.2, across 244 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 JANESVILLE WATER UTILITY is from 2016-01-04 (health-based: 2002-01-12). Last reported to EPA: 05/29/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
JANESVILLE WATER UTILITY'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
This is what JANESVILLE WATER UTILITY reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 3 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.