Is Hobart, WI tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 12 utilities serving Hobart have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Wisconsin’s records: Howard Waterworks, Ledgeview TN Sanitary Dist 2 and Suamico Waterworks.
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 Hobart’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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De Pere Waterworks Sa 1
Wisconsin · serves 25,660 people · about 3,300 in Hobart
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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Hobart Waterworks S A 1
Wisconsin · serves 3,758 people · about 1,600 in Hobart
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Howard Waterworks
Wisconsin · serves 21,133 people · about 840 in Hobart
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.1 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, 159 mg/L (9.3 grains per gallon).
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Ashwaubenon Waterworks
Wisconsin · serves 17,730 people · about 610 in Hobart
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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Green Bay Waterworks
Wisconsin · serves 107,369 people · about 350 in Hobart
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: hard, typically 140 mg/L (8.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Lawrence Waterworks
Wisconsin · serves 5,398 people · about 300 in Hobart
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Hobart Waterworks S A 2
Wisconsin · serves 450 people · about 170 in Hobart
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ledgeview TN Sanitary Dist 2
Wisconsin · serves 7,602 people · about 170 in Hobart
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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Oneida #1 Or Site #1
Wisconsin · serves 4,393 people · under 100 in Hobart
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.9 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Suamico Waterworks
Wisconsin · serves 4,697 people · under 100 in Hobart
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 15 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 87 to 235 mg/L (5.1 to 13.7 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
2 more utilities in Hobart
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Hobart than those above.
- Hobart Waterworks S A 3serves 820 people · under 100 in Hobart · no health-based violations since 2016
- Hobart Waterworks S A 4serves 68 people · lists Hobart among the places it serves · 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
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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 Hobart
The 3 labs Wisconsin certifies closest to Hobart, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Brown County Public Health Department
Green Bay, WI · about 5 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Badger Laboratories, Inc.
Green Bay, WI · about 5 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical Services, LLC-Green Bay WI
Green Bay, WI · about 8 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 WisconsinWhich ZIP codes are in Hobart: 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 Hobart
Other towns in Brown County with a page of their own.
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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