Is West Bend Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

273

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-07-01 → 2002-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-07-01 → 2002-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-07-01 → 2002-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-07-01 → 2002-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-07-01 → 2002-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2002-07-01
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-08-01 → 2001-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-08-01 → 2001-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-08-01 → 2001-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-08-01 → 2001-08-31

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
Copper	1600 µg/L 123% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 6100 µg/L	120/120	SYR4	2012–2017
Lead	13 µg/L 87% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 150 µg/L	117/120	SYR4	2012–2017
Fluoride	717.2 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 796 µg/L	105/208	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	2935 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3400 µg/L	74/88	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.21 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.1 µg/L	34/124	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	8.235 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.8 µg/L	32/124	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	7.78 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.4 µg/L	28/124	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0072 mg/L 48% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	27/27	LCR	2025
TTHM	24.5 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 25.1 µg/L	25/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.89 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.1 µg/L	22/124	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroethylene	3.4 µg/L 68% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	21/101	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.535 µg/L 5.9% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3.85 µg/L	19/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	17/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	173.5 µg/L 8.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 180 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2014–2017
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.8325 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L worst single sample: 0.8600 µg/L	12/100	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	3050 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3400 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2014–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	11/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.725 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	8/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.5 pCi/L 30% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	7/7	SYR4	2014
Arsenic	2.52 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2014–2017
Thallium, Total	0.5270 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.5300 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2014–2017

54 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, TotalO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Frequently asked questions about West Bend Waterworks

Is West Bend Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in West Bend Waterworks'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 West Bend Waterworks's water?

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

How many people does West Bend Waterworks serve?

West Bend Waterworks reports serving 31,752 people, per its EPA record.

Has West Bend Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 273 violations on file for West Bend Waterworks, of which 22 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.