Is Whitewater Tap Water Safe to Drink?

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Can You Drink Tap Water in Whitewater?

Currently, there is no available public data about water quality in Whitewater. But the average water quality in Wisconsin is 75%.

There was no general information available in WHO data about safely managed drinking water in Wisconsin. You may check the rate of travelers and residents of Whitewater water quality.

What Do People In Wisconsin Think About The Tap Water?

Travelers and residents of Wisconsin have rated the water quality and pollution as follows, according to subjective survey data. A score of 100% is considered very high, and a score of 0% is very low. Please be cautious that "moderate to very high" water pollution is bad and the higher the rate of water quality the better.

Tap water ratings

Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility 17% Very Low
Water Pollution 25% Low
Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility 84% Very High
Water Quality 75% High

Contaminants

Whitewater Waterworks

EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2019 - March 2019), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.

Utility details

Serves: 14000
Data available: 2012-2017
Data Source: Groundwater
Total: 26

Contaminants That Exceed Guidelines

Arsenic
Bromodichloromethane
Dibromochloromethane
Radium%2C combined (-226 & -228)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Other Detected Contaminants

Barium
Bromoform
Chlorate
Chloroform
Chromium (total)
Cobalt
Dibromoacetic acid
Dichloroacetic acid
Fluoride
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Manganese
Molybdenum
Monobromoacetic acid
Nitrate
Nitrate and nitrite
p-Dichlorobenzene
Strontium
Toluene
Trichloroacetic acid
Uranium
Xylenes (total)

Reminder

Always take extra precautions, the water may be safe to drink when it leaves the sewage treatment plant but it may pick up pollutants during its way to your tap. We advise that you ask locals or hotel staff about the water quality. Also, note that different cities have different water mineral contents.

Sources and Resources

Resources

https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=WI2650056