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Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violations in Wisconsin

31 active public water systems in Wisconsin had a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation in the past three years, 9 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Combined Radium (-226 and -228) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Radium is a bone-seeking radionuclide that accumulates in skeletal tissue after ingestion. Long-term exposure increases the risk of bone cancer and leukemia. There is no safe threshold for ionizing radiation — the MCL is set at a level balancing risk reduction with treatment feasibility. Children are particularly vulnerable due to higher rates of bone growth and calcium uptake.

Systems with a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Verona Waterworks
Verona · Dane County
14,030 3 1
Evansville Waterworks
Evansville · Rock County
5,703 2 0
Medford Waterworks
Medford · Taylor County
4,318 2 0
Lomira Waterworks
Lomira · Dodge County
2,701 4 1
Argyle Waterworks
Argyle · Lafayette County
823 2 0
Wheeler Waterworks Assoc
Wheeler · Dunn County
317 5 2
Hidden Meadows
Watertown · Dodge County
166 4 0
Twin Lakes Park Water Coop
Twin Lakes · Kenosha County
150 3 2
Marshview Terrace
Waupun · Dodge County
40 3 1
Waukesha Water Utility
Waukesha · Waukesha County
70,718 2 1
Brookfield Water Utility
Brookfield · Waukesha County
29,070 2 0
Pewaukee Village Waterworks
Pewaukee · Waukesha County
8,166 2 1
Jefferson Waterworks
Jefferson · Jefferson County
7,926 3 1
North Fond DU Lac Waterworks
North Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac County
5,414 3 1
Bloomfield, Village of
Pell Lake · Walworth County
4,071 5 1
Amery Waterworks
Amery · Polk County
2,962 3 2
Randolph Water Dept
Randolph · Columbia County
1,800 2 1
Augusta Waterworks
Augusta · Eau Claire County
1,450 8 0
Barneveld Waterworks
Barneveld · Iowa County
1,258 4 1
Ridgeway Waterworks
Ridgeway · Iowa County
690 3 0
Eleva Waterworks
Eleva · Trempealeau County
635 10 0
Villa Diann MHP
Eau Claire · Eau Claire County
420 3 1
Readstown Waterworks
Readstown · Vernon County
395 3 0
Leroy Sanitary District 1
Leroy · Dodge County
320 4 1
Radisson Waterworks
Radisson · Sawyer County
241 7 1
Country Road Estates
Galesville · Trempealeau County
120 2 0
Ludwell Estates
Elkhorn · Walworth County
100 6 1
Wiota Sanitary District
South Wayne · Lafayette County
98 2 0
Dells Club Condo Assoc 3
Wisconsin Dells · Adams County
75 4 0
Cottage Glen Condominiums
Ellison Bay · Door County
52 1 0
Spring Green Estates North
Spring Green · Sauk County
32 2 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Combined Radium (-226 and -228), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Combined Radium (-226 and -228) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Wisconsin records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.