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Wis Rapids Water Works & Lighting Comm, WI Water Quality

Wis Rapids Water Works & Lighting Comm: EPA violation history, explained

Past violation
3 health-based violations

Wis Rapids Water Works & Lighting Comm has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 20,000, over 7,919 connections.

Wis Rapids Water Works & Lighting Comm's record against the rest of the country

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, Wis Rapids Water Works & Lighting Comm ranks 5,425th by violation burden (58th percentile) - 7 violations total, 3 health-based.

How Wis Rapids Water Works & Lighting Comm compares within WI

WI's 259 covered systems average 5.4 health-based violations each; Wis Rapids Water Works & Lighting Comm carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for Wis Rapids Water Works & Lighting Comm is from 2014-01-01 (health-based: 2002-01-05). Last reported to EPA: 05/29/2026.

What kind of problem, specifically

Wis Rapids Water Works & Lighting Comm'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 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

Wis Rapids Water Works & Lighting Comm'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 7 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.