Bristol Village of East
What EPA’s and Wisconsin’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.
- Serves
- 1,001 people
- Connections
- 8
- Water source
- Surface water bought from another system
- Based in
- Bristol, WI
- County
- Kenosha
- Owner
- Local government
The ZIP code it serves
The short answer
Nothing in EPA’s and Wisconsin’s records for this utility is above a health goal. That covers nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals, plus lead and copper, not everything. No health-based violations on file since 2016.
What was found
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5) and nitrate: Wisconsin’s own results, samples taken from Aug. 11, 2020 to Aug. 6, 2026, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
Below EPA’s limits2
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
63.1ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026, one sample: 47.8 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 63.1 ppb, in 2024, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its one sample was 47.8 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 60.1 ppb, in 2017.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Forms or is added in treatment
14.6ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026, one sample: 12.2 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 14.6 ppb, in 2024, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its one sample was 12.2 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 13.1 ppb, in 2019.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
2 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- Lead
- Nitrate
Violations since 2016
No health-based violations on file with EPA since 2016.
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5) and nitrate results here are Wisconsin’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Bristol Village of East’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has the contaminants this page does not show.
Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.
Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; Wisconsin’s results run from Aug. 11, 2020 to Aug. 6, 2026.
Testing your own tap
The 3 labs Wisconsin certifies closest to the area Bristol Village of East serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Kenosha County Division of Health Lab
Kenosha, WI · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Lake Geneva Utility Commission
Lake Geneva, WI · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria
Racine Public Health Department
Racine, WI · about 20 miles
Certified for bacteria
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene: Well water test kits ordered by phone and shipped free; you pay to mail the sample back, and the lab bills you after testing. Tests run from bacteria alone to a homeowner package covering bacteria, nitrate, fluoride, metals, hardness, volatile organic compounds and atrazine. Bacteria is $35, nitrate $35, lead $38, and the homeowner package $450, as of July 1, 2026. Public Environmental and Water Testing Prices, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene.
All 156 certified labs for WisconsinSources
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Oct. 15, 2026
- EPA SDWA bulk download (SDWIS federal data), 2026 Q3
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Drinking Water Program, results from Jan. 2, 2020 to Oct. 5, 2026, read Oct. 8, 2026
- EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, file of Feb. 5, 2024
- Certified labs: Wisconsin DNR and DATCP, certified and approved drinking water laboratories, read Oct. 10, 2026; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID WI2300767. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.
What to do next
- Nothing here is above a health goalIn EPA’s and Wisconsin’s records for this utility. They don’t cover everything, which is why the next step matters.Every contaminant TapBuff tracks
- Get the utility’s own reportBristol Village of East must send you a water quality report every year. It covers contaminants this page does not show.How to read it
- Test your own tap for leadYour service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.Lead in your water: what to do
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded