Is Bowler Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-10-01 → 2012-12-31

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
Nitrate	18200 µg/L 182% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 24000 µg/L	176/176	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.00025 mg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2023
Copper	91.25 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 98 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	1.1 µg/L 7.3% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	6/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromodichloromethane	6.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.6 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	37.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 40 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.8260 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8400 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	10.36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	45.966 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 47.44 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	20.067 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 21.23 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	8.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	1.3 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Barium	12.95 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 13 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	169 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 170 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	2000 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.45 pCi/L 29% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2014

57 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, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

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Frequently asked questions about Bowler Waterworks

Is Bowler Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 16 contaminants in Bowler 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 Bowler Waterworks's water?

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

How many people does Bowler Waterworks serve?

Bowler Waterworks reports serving 357 people in Wisconsin, per its EPA record.

Has Bowler Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 79 violations on file for Bowler Waterworks, of which 41 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.