Is Paddock Lake, WI tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Paddock Lake has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Wisconsin’s records.
Paddock Lake Waterworks, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.9 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Paddock Lake Waterworks is very hard, 290 mg/L (17 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 Paddock Lake’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Paddock Lake Waterworks
Wisconsin · serves 945 people · about 280 in Paddock Lake
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.9 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: very hard, 290 mg/L (17 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Village Plaza Apts
Wisconsin · serves 28 people · under 100 in Paddock Lake
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, 2.6 mg/L (0.2 grains per gallon).
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 Paddock Lake Waterworks’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
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: Arsenic, Lead
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: Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Paddock Lake
The 3 labs Wisconsin certifies closest to Paddock Lake, 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
S & R Krizan Pump Service Incorporated
Wind Lake, WI · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria
Lake Geneva Utility Commission
Lake Geneva, WI · about 16 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 WisconsinZIP codes in Paddock Lake
Which ZIP codes are in Paddock Lake: 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 Paddock Lake
Other towns in Kenosha County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Paddock Lake Waterworks’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water