Is Menasha Elec & Water Util Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Winnebago

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
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2015-02-16
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-01-01 → 2015-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-12-31

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
Bromodichloromethane	5.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	135/135	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38 µg/L	135/135	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	19 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 20 µg/L	127/127	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	36.99 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 43.1 µg/L	127/127	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	32.21 µg/L 54% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 37.1 µg/L	127/127	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	13 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	127/127	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	190 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 630 µg/L	120/122	SYR4	2014–2018
Lead	24.2 µg/L 161% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 38 µg/L	117/122	SYR4	2014–2018
Fluoride	890 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	101/200	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0011 mg/L 7.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2023
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	16/127	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	900 µg/L 9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.8265 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9300 µg/L	10/135	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	19.6 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 21 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.3220 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.3700 µg/L	5/127	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.45 pCi/L 29% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Mercury	0.2500 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	6.8 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

59 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

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Frequently asked questions about Menasha Elec & Water Util

Is Menasha Elec & Water Util tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Menasha Elec & Water Util'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 Menasha Elec & Water Util's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Menasha Elec & Water Util serve?

Menasha Elec & Water Util reports serving 15,144 people in Wisconsin, per its EPA record.

Has Menasha Elec & Water Util had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 18 violations on file for Menasha Elec & Water Util, of which 0 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.