Water Quality: Janesville, WI

2 water systems • 64,713 people served

Some Concerns
17
Total Violations
1
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Systems
64,713
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Janesville is served by 2 public water systems with a combined service population of 64,713 people, and has 17 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 1 of those are health-based violation, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Janesville's violation count is 48% below the national average for Wisconsin. Contaminants associated with violations include Stage 2 DBP.

Contaminants Found

Stage 2 DBP

Trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids that increase cancer risk and may cause adverse reproductive outcomes.

Common source: Chlorine disinfection reacting with natural organic matter in source water

EPA limit: TTHM: 0.080 mg/L; HAA5: 0.060 mg/L

Water Systems Serving Janesville

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
JANESVILLE WATER UTILITY WI1540127 Groundwater 64,415 1
CARAVILLA EDUCATION AND REHAB CENTER WI1540111 Groundwater 298 16

Concerned About Your Water?

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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