Is WASHBURN WATERWORKS's water safe to drink?
WASHBURN 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: 2,280, over 844 connections.
How this compares nationally
WASHBURN WATERWORKS has 14 violations on record in total, 7 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,792th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 78th percentile nationally.
How WASHBURN WATERWORKS compares within WI
WASHBURN WATERWORKS's 7 health-based violations sit above the WI average of 3.6, across 202 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 WASHBURN WATERWORKS is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/29/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
WASHBURN 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); Groundwater Rule
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
This is what WASHBURN 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. This record - 7 health-based violations on file for WASHBURN 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.