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Water hardness in Embarrass

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Matched utilities
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Active health records
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EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Embarrass Waterworks

WI4690393 · Groundwater · 347 people served system-wide

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

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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
0.0064 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

43% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (81)
Imported violation history for Embarrass Waterworks
RuleStatusPeriod
Lead and Copper RuleResolvedJan 1, 2024 to Jan 19, 2024
NitrateArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
EthylbenzeneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
StyreneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
TolueneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
CHLOROBENZENEResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
TrichloroethyleneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
1,2-DichloropropaneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
1,1,1-TrichloroethaneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
1,2-DichloroethaneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
1,1-DichloroethyleneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
p-DichlorobenzeneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
o-DichlorobenzeneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
DICHLOROMETHANEResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Xylenes, TotalResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
HEXACHLOROBENZENEResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
2,4,5-TPResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
2,4-DResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Heptachlor epoxideResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
LASSOResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
AtrazineResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
CarbofuranResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
OXAMYLResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
DalaponResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
BHC-GAMMAResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
CadmiumArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
ChromiumArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
FluorideArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
MercuryArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
NickelArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
EndrinResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
ChlordaneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
MethoxychlorResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
ToxapheneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
DalaponResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
OXAMYLResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
SimazineResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
HexachlorocyclopentadieneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
AtrazineResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
LASSOResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Heptachlor epoxideResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
2,4-DResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
2,4,5-TPResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
PentachlorophenolResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
BHC-GAMMAResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
PentachlorophenolResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
PicloramResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
GlyphosateResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
1,2,4-TrichlorobenzeneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
EndothallResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
DiquatResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
trans-1,2-DichloroethyleneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
TetrachloroethyleneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
ToxapheneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
CarbofuranResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
MethoxychlorResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
EndothallResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
ArsenicArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
EndrinResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
HeptachlorResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Antimony, TotalArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
DiquatResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
SeleniumArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
1,1,2-TrichloroethaneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
NitriteArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
PicloramResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
HeptachlorResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
HEXACHLOROBENZENEResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
HexachlorocyclopentadieneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
DinosebResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
ChlordaneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
SimazineResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Thallium, TotalArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
BariumArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
GlyphosateResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Carbon tetrachlorideResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
BenzeneResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Vinyl chlorideResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Beryllium, TotalArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
DinosebResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023

City summary

What the indexed records say

Embarrass has 1 published ZIP profile across Waupaca County. The regional-evidence median is 289 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

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 hard1 ZIP

1 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
9.6 miles
Profiles with evidence
1/1

Confidence labels

High: 1Moderate: 0Low: 0

Observation window: Aug 22, 2023 to Sep 9, 2024.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Embarrass

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

ZIP code

54933

Very Hard

289 PPM

Nearest site
9.6 mi
Confidence
High

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

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

Questions people ask

About water in Embarrass

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.