Water Quality: North Fond Du Lac, WI

1 water system • 5,014 people served

Multiple Health Violations
19
Total Violations
4
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
5,014
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

North Fond Du Lac is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 5,014 people, and has 19 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 4 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. North Fond Du Lac's violation count is 42% below the national average for Wisconsin. Contaminants associated with violations include Stage 2 DBP, Total Organic Carbon.

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

Total Organic Carbon

Not a direct health risk but reacts with disinfectants to form carcinogenic byproducts such as trihalomethanes.

Common source: Decaying plant material, algae, soil organic matter in source water

EPA limit: Treatment technique (must reduce TOC based on source water level)

Water Systems Serving North Fond Du Lac

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
NORTH FOND DU LAC WATERWORKS WI4200405 Groundwater 5,014 19

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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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