DrinkingWaterCheck

Is SHERWOOD WATERWORKS's water safe to drink?

SHERWOOD WATERWORKS had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 3,114, over 1,153 connections.

SHERWOOD WATERWORKS's record against the rest of the country

38 total violations and 12 health-based ones put SHERWOOD WATERWORKS at the 88th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 1,586 of 12,903.

Against the WI average

SHERWOOD WATERWORKS's 12 health-based violations sit above the WI average of 3.6, across 202 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

SHERWOOD WATERWORKS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-05-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/29/2026.

The concern categories on record

SHERWOOD 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:

The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What SHERWOOD WATERWORKS's record does not cover

This is what SHERWOOD WATERWORKS 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 38 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.