Is Federal Correctional Institution Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Federal government
Counties served: Adams

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	2020-11-02
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2020-11-02
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-07-01
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-12-01 → 2020-12-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-12-01 → 2020-12-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-12-01 → 2020-12-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-12-01 → 2020-12-31

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	6630 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 7300 µg/L	78/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	170.15 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 173 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0126 mg/L 84% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2023
Lead	23.46 µg/L 156% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 34.8 µg/L	10/20	SYR4	2014–2017
TTHM	6.1965 µg/L 7.7% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 6.27 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.292 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 4.09 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.898 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	14.705 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 15.2 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Chloroform	4.97 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	4/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.3885 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.3900 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	6865 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 7300 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.4385 pCi/L 29% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.5 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Chromium	4.7 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	220 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2014–2017

59 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 TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

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Frequently asked questions about Federal Correctional Institution

Is Federal Correctional Institution tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Federal Correctional Institution'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 Federal Correctional Institution's water?

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

How many people does Federal Correctional Institution serve?

Federal Correctional Institution reports serving 1,550 people in Wisconsin, per its EPA record.

Has Federal Correctional Institution had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 85 violations on file for Federal Correctional Institution, of which 2 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.