Is RHINELANDER WATER & WASTEWATER Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Wisconsin · PWSID WI7440126 · Ground water
Population served
8,234
Cities served
RHINELANDER
State / jurisdiction
Wisconsin (WI)
PWSID
WI7440126
F
TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
333 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFHxA
11.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
9.6
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
6.8
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHpA
6.4
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 333 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on RHINELANDER WATER & WASTEWATER's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR RHINELANDER WATER & WASTEWATER
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR RHINELANDER WATER & WASTEWATER · Chosen for RHINELANDER WATER & WASTEWATER because PFAS was detected at 11 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 333 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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