Is De Pere, WI tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 5 utilities serving De Pere has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Wisconsin’s records: Ledgeview TN Sanitary Dist 2.
De Pere Waterworks Sa 1, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.66 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in De Pere’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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De Pere Waterworks Sa 1
Wisconsin · serves 25,660 people · about 2,800 in De Pere
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.66 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Lawrence Waterworks
Wisconsin · serves 5,398 people · about 260 in De Pere
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ledgeview TN Sanitary Dist 2
Wisconsin · serves 7,602 people · about 140 in De Pere
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 25 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Ashwaubenon Waterworks
Wisconsin · serves 17,730 people · about 140 in De Pere
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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De Pere Waterworks Sa 2
Wisconsin · serves 118 people · lists De Pere among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in De Pere Waterworks Sa 1’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near De Pere
The 3 labs Wisconsin certifies closest to De Pere, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Branch River Testing Services LLC
Greenleaf, WI · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals
Farm First Dairy Cooperative
Kaukauna, WI · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical Services, LLC-Green Bay WI
Green Bay, WI · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
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 WisconsinZIP codes in De Pere
Which ZIP codes are in De Pere: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Wisconsin DNR and DATCP, certified and approved drinking water laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near De Pere
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What to do next
- Read De Pere Waterworks Sa 1’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water