Bloomer Waterworks, WI
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2023-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
Who runs the water here
Bloomer Waterworks serves about 3,680 people through 1,731 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. EPA system ID: WI6090448. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2021 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Bloomer Waterworks is 20 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 20 ppb over 15 |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
Of the 947 Wisconsin systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.33 ppb; 6 are over 15 ppb right now and 71 have gone over at some point. Bloomer Waterworks's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 16th percentile in Wisconsin and the 34th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
10 other systems share Chippewa County; 9 of them have a higher latest lead result than Bloomer Waterworks. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Falls Waterworks | 13,375 | 2.2 ppb |
| Lake Hallie Waterworks Village Of | 6,701 | 1.1 ppb |
| Stanley Waterworks | 3,500 | 2 ppb |
| Cornell Waterworks | 1,390 | 8.5 ppb |
| Cadott Waterworks | 1,352 | 1.2 ppb |
| New Auburn Waterworks | 549 | 0 (not detected) |
| Boyd Waterworks | 540 | 1.6 ppb |
| Hoffmanns Wissota Court | 126 | 0.3 ppb |
| Lafayette Court | 78 | 2.5 ppb |
| Duncan Prairie Mhc | 64 | 1.19 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Bloomer, WI may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Bloomer Waterworks whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.