Shawano Lk San Dist 1, WI
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.48 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. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Shawano Lk San Dist 1 at a glance
Shawano Lk San Dist 1 serves about 4,950 people through 1,833 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 Shawano County, Wisconsin. EPA system ID: WI4590457. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Every lead result on file
That is down 1.22 ppb from 1.7 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Shawano Lk San Dist 1 is 2.6 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.48 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.7 ppb |
| 2017 | 2.6 ppb |
How Shawano Lk San Dist 1 compares
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. Shawano Lk San Dist 1's 0.48 ppb sits at the 26th percentile in Wisconsin and the 42nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
9 other systems share Shawano County; 6 of them have a higher latest lead result than Shawano Lk San Dist 1. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Shawano Waterworks | 9,610 | 3.7 ppb |
| Bonduel Waterworks | 1,475 | 1.6 ppb |
| Wittenberg Waterworks | 1,200 | 1.5 ppb |
| Birnamwood Waterworks | 832 | 1.1 ppb |
| Tigerton Waterworks | 705 | 1.1 ppb |
| Gresham Waterworks | 534 | 0.93 ppb |
| Mattoon Waterworks | 450 | 0.14 ppb |
| Bowler Waterworks | 357 | 0.25 ppb |
| Richmond Estates | 150 | 0.2 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Shawano, 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 Shawano Lk San Dist 1 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.