Is Bluffview Sanitary District Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-07-01 → 1996-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-07-01 → 1996-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-07-01 → 1996-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-07-01 → 1996-07-31

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
Lead	0.00046 mg/L 3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2023
Copper	399.64 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 585 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate	400 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/18	SYR4	2014–2019
Barium	34.33 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 34.8 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	256 µg/L 6.4% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 260 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.8595 pCi/L 17% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.8900 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2014
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	4.5885 pCi/L 31% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 4.7 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2014
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.9465 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.04 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2014
Lead	9.69 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 10.1 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	220 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2012–2017

58 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, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

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Frequently asked questions about Bluffview Sanitary District

Is Bluffview Sanitary District tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 10 contaminants in Bluffview Sanitary District'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 Bluffview Sanitary District's water?

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

How many people does Bluffview Sanitary District serve?

Bluffview Sanitary District reports serving 450 people in Wisconsin, per its EPA record.

Has Bluffview Sanitary District had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 29 violations on file for Bluffview Sanitary District, of which 12 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.