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Sheboygan Water Utilities

At a glance

Sheboygan Water Utilities (PWSID WI4600354) is an active community water system in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. It reports serving 49,931 people through 18,492 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

49,931

Service connections

18,492

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDWI4600354

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served49,931

Service connections18,492

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyWI state drinking water program

City servedSheboygan

StateWisconsin

ZIP—

CountySheboygan County

How does Sheboygan Water Utilities compare with other water systems in Sheboygan County?

By EPA's size categories, Sheboygan Water Utilities is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Sheboygan County has 215 active public water systems, and Sheboygan Water Utilities is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 89 times the county average of 559 people per system, and accounts for 42% of the 120,200 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wisconsin, the 11,056 active systems average 469 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Sheboygan Water Utilities is about 7.4 times that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Wisconsin has 1,053 active community water systems, 9.5% of the state's 11,056 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 20 Wisconsin systems (0.2%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Sheboygan Water Utilities?

EPA lists Sheboygan Water Utilities as owned by a local government. The WI state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 31 of the 215 active systems in Sheboygan County (14%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Sheboygan Water Utilities have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2000 and January 2024. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2021-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2009-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Carbon, totalcode 2920	No	Resolved
2009-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Carbon, totalcode 2920	No	Resolved
2007-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2005-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2005-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2000-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Sheboygan Water Utilities: frequently asked questions

Who runs Sheboygan Water Utilities?

Sheboygan Water Utilities (PWSID WI4600354) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the WI state drinking water program.

How many people does Sheboygan Water Utilities serve?

Sheboygan Water Utilities reports serving 49,931 people through 18,492 service connections in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

Where does Sheboygan Water Utilities get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Sheboygan Water Utilities have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Sheboygan Water Utilities' water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Sheboygan Water Utilities' water quality report?

As a community water system, Sheboygan Water Utilities must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Sheboygan County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Plymouth Utilities	Sheboygan	8,964	Community	Groundwater
Sheboygan Falls Utilities	Sheboygan	8,687	Community	Purchased surface water
Sheboygan Tn Waterworks	Sheboygan	4,596	Community	Groundwater
Oostburg Waterworks	Sheboygan	3,110	Community	Groundwater
Kohler Waterworks	Sheboygan	2,271	Community	Purchased surface water
Cedar Grove Waterworks	Sheboygan	2,213	Community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Sheboygan Water Utilities, PWSID WI4600354, Wisconsin”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wisconsin/sheboygan-water-utilities-wi4600354 (data as of October 1, 2026).