City water profile

Water hardness in Black River Falls

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Black River Falls, Wisconsin.

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 4
Active health records: 0

Your tap water

What does the utility report?

Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.

Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Black River Falls Waterworks

WI6270244 · Groundwater · 3,608 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0023 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

15% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jun 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level

Reported level: 1.52 mg/L
Action level: 1.3 mg/L

117% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 1992 to Dec 31, 1992

Violation history (3)

Imported violation history for Black River Falls Waterworks
Rule	Status	Period
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based	Resolved	Oct 17, 2024 to May 29, 2025
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Oct 17, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024

Brockway Sanitary Dist 1

WI6270299 · Groundwater · 2,692 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 7.7e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

5% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jun 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level

Reported level: 3.8 mg/L
Action level: 1.3 mg/L

292% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 1993 to Dec 31, 1993

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Black River Correctional Center

WI6270287 · Groundwater · 163 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0049 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

32% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jun 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023

Violation history (2)

Imported violation history for Black River Correctional Center
Rule	Status	Period
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 16, 2024
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Feb 1, 2021 to Feb 1, 2021

Blue Spruce Mobile Home Community

WI6270289 · Groundwater · 80 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level

Reported level: 1.7615 mg/L
Action level: 1.3 mg/L

136% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023

Violation history (4)

Imported violation history for Blue Spruce Mobile Home Community
Rule	Status	Period
Lead and Copper RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Mar 11, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Mar 11, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2024 to Nov 1, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	May 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021

City summary

What the indexed records say

Black River Falls has 1 published ZIP profile across Jackson County. No qualifying nearby hardness observation is available for the city.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

0 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: — miles
Profiles with evidence: 0/1

Confidence labels

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Observation window: unavailable to unavailable.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Black River Falls

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ZIP code

54615

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

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Questions people ask

About water in Black River Falls

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.