Is Fitchburg Utility Dist 1 South Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Dane

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Fluoride	1224.5 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1370 µg/L	98/196	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	5300 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 6200 µg/L	36/36	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0052 mg/L 34% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2023
Copper	255.05 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 260 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromodichloromethane	3.45 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	4.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	4.505 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4.9 µg/L	6/10	SYR4	2014–2017
TTHM	10.8225 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 11.03 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.6125 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3.73 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.22 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Barium	60.35 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 62 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.9850 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	4976 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 5000 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.5290 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.5300 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Chromium	1.87 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.2680 pCi/L 5.4% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.2700 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2014
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2.004 pCi/L 13% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.04 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2014
Bromoform	0.9300 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.3100 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/6	SYR4	2014–2019

54 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDinosebDiquatEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

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Frequently asked questions about Fitchburg Utility Dist 1 South

Is Fitchburg Utility Dist 1 South tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Fitchburg Utility Dist 1 South's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Fitchburg Utility Dist 1 South's water?

EPA monitoring detected Fluoride, Nitrate, Lead, Copper, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Fitchburg Utility Dist 1 South serve?

Fitchburg Utility Dist 1 South reports serving 350 people in Wisconsin, per its EPA record.

Has Fitchburg Utility Dist 1 South had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 10 violations on file for Fitchburg Utility Dist 1 South, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.