Burlington Waterworks, WI
Above the new 10 ppb level coming in 2027
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 15 ppb (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. Under the current 15 ppb rule this is not an exceedance, but it is above the 10 ppb action level that takes over in Nov 2027. Test your own tap; filter if your result shows lead.
About Burlington Waterworks
Burlington Waterworks serves about 11,043 people through 4,090 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Racine County, Wisconsin. EPA system ID: WI2520177. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Burlington Waterworks's lead record
That is up 5 ppb from 10 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Burlington Waterworks is 15 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 ppb over 10 |
| 2020 | 10 ppb |
| 2017 | 7 ppb |
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. Burlington Waterworks's 15 ppb sits at the 99th percentile in Wisconsin and the 99th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
11 other systems share Racine County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Burlington Waterworks. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Racine Waterworks | 105,100 | 3.3 ppb |
| Caledonia Water Utility - Village Of | 21,819 | 3.3 ppb |
| Waterford Waterworks | 5,368 | 3.37 ppb |
| Union Grove Waterworks | 4,900 | 1.28 ppb |
| Wind Point Water Dept | 1,804 | 4 ppb |
| Southern Wisconsin Center | 950 | 2.01 ppb |
| Hickory Haven Mhc | 303 | 6.8 ppb |
| Eagle Lake Manor | 250 | 2.19 ppb |
| Browns Lake Mobile Home Ct | 225 | 0.64 ppb |
| River Springs Apartments Llc | 38 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Burlington, 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 Burlington 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. This system is in the band the 2027 10 ppb rule changes.