Is Mukwonago, WI tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 4 utilities serving Mukwonago has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Wisconsin’s records: Norris Inc.
Mukwonago Waterworks, which serves the most people here, has 3 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.2 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Mukwonago Waterworks is very hard, typically 375 mg/L (21.9 grains per gallon). How Wisconsin’s water compares.
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 Mukwonago’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Mukwonago Waterworks
Wisconsin · serves 8,190 people · about 1,100 in Mukwonago
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.2 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 375 mg/L (21.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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East Troy Waterworks
Wisconsin · serves 5,054 people · under 100 in Mukwonago
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.4 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 348 mg/L (20.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Heaven City
Wisconsin · serves 106 people · under 100 in Mukwonago
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.9 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 340 mg/L (19.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Norris Inc
Wisconsin · serves 141 people · lists Mukwonago among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.3 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 488 mg/L (28.5 grains per gallon).
2 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 Mukwonago Waterworks’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Mukwonago
The 3 labs Wisconsin certifies closest to Mukwonago, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
S & R Krizan Pump Service Incorporated
Wind Lake, WI · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria
Walworth Co. Health & Human Services
Elkhorn, WI · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Waukesha Co Dept of Parks & Land Use – DEH
Waukesha, WI · about 14 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 Mukwonago: 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 Mukwonago
Other towns in Walworth County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Mukwonago Waterworks’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