Is Embarrass Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

945

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-11-02
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-11-02
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-10-01 → 2015-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-10-01 → 2004-10-31

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	10500 µg/L 105% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 12600 µg/L	46/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	628.2 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 897 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0064 mg/L 43% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2023
Lead	17.02 µg/L 113% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 20.8 µg/L	10/15	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	10.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/5	SYR4	2013–2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	34.919 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2016
Trichloroacetic Acid	7.78 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/5	SYR4	2013–2016
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.9390 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/5	SYR4	2013–2016
Dichloroacetic Acid	15.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/5	SYR4	2013–2016
Barium	33.5 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 34.4 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Chloroform	23.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2013–2017
TTHM	26.541 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 26.93 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2016
Arsenic	4.545 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromodichloromethane	2.6365 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.66 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2013–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.7875 pCi/L 56% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.81 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2014
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2.295 pCi/L 15% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.3 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2014
Nitrate-Nitrite	5570 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2014–2017

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, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

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Frequently asked questions about Embarrass Waterworks

Is Embarrass Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Embarrass 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 Embarrass Waterworks's water?

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

How many people does Embarrass Waterworks serve?

Embarrass Waterworks reports serving 347 people in Wisconsin, per its EPA record.

Has Embarrass Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 945 violations on file for Embarrass Waterworks, of which 13 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.