City water profile

Water hardness in Franklin

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

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 3
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.

Franklin Water Utility

WI2410563 · Surface water · 22,500 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: 0.003 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

20% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (1)

Imported violation history for Franklin Water Utility
Rule	Status	Period
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Oct 17, 2024

Franklin Mhp

WI2410602 · Groundwater · 118 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: 8.3e-5 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

1% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jun 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021

Violation history (3)

Imported violation history for Franklin Mhp
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Jun 1, 2024
Nitrate	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024

Meadows Condominiums Assoc Ltd

WI2413464 · Groundwater · 50 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: 0.001 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jun 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024

Violation history (1)

Imported violation history for Meadows Condominiums Assoc Ltd
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Apr 30, 2025

City summary

What the indexed records say

Franklin has 1 published ZIP profile across Milwaukee County. The regional-evidence median is 255 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: 8.1 miles
Profiles with evidence: 1/1

Confidence labels

High: 1Moderate: 0Low: 0

Observation window: Apr 12, 2017 to Apr 23, 2025.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Franklin

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

ZIP code

53132

Very Hard

254.5 PPM

Nearest site: 8.1 mi
Confidence: High

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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 Franklin

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.