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Public water-system records for Whitefish Bay, WI from EPA SDWIS.
Whitefish Bay Waterworks
Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
Purchased or imported water record · Serves 14,272 people
Milwaukee Waterworks
Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City-area ZIP code · Serves 626,000 people
North Shore Water Commission
Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City-area ZIP code · Serves 35,598 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASEPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.
Milwaukee River
Reported: Nov 2026
Health-relevant causes: Metals (other Than Mercury), Pathogens, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (pcbs)
Affected uses: Ecological, Fishconsumption, Recreation
Data from EPA ATTAINS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Recent samples at 1 of 3 monitoring stations were above a drinking-water reference value used for screening. These monitoring results do not establish a public water system violation.
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Milwaukee County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
EPA designations apply to a specific pollutant and federal air quality standard (NAAQS). EPA can issue a clean-data determination while a formal designation remains in effect.
Milwaukee: Ozone
NonattainmentSerious8-Hour Ozone (2015 Standard)
Health effects (EPA): Respiratory inflammation, aggravation of asthma, reduced lung function (EPA)
Maintenance areas
Previously nonattainment; currently meeting the standard and monitored under an EPA maintenance plan.
Milwaukee-Racine
PM2.5 · PM-2.5 (2006 Standard)
Classification: Former Subpart 1
Original designation: Dec 2009
Current design value: 31 µg/m³ (2023-2025)
Historical designations under the revoked 1997 ozone standard
These records describe historical designations. EPA revoked the 1997 ozone standard on April 6, 2015.
Milwaukee-Racine Area
Historical standard: 0.08 ppm (8-hour)
Historical designation: Maintenance · Subpart 2/Moderate
Original designation: Jun 2004
Open data source: EPA final revocation ruleContinuing requirements have not been verified for this area.
Data from EPA Green Book
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Bayside
Annual mean: 0.044 Parts per million
EPA primary exceedance count: 7 (Ozone 8-hour 2015)
Observation year: 2025
Grafton
Annual mean: 0.043 Parts per million
EPA primary exceedance count: 5 (Ozone 8-hour 2015)
Observation year: 2025
Milwaukee - College Ave. Nr
Annual mean: 0.3 Parts per million
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
No release reports shown in this group.
Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018
Data from EPA UST Finder
No MSHA mine or extraction site records shown for this report.
Milwaukee County, WI
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Milwaukee County is EPA Radon Zone 2 (moderate potential). EPA defines Zone 2 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels between 2 pCi/L and 4 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Coastal Special Flood Hazard Area — 1% annual chance of flooding with additional coastal wave action hazards and base flood elevation.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
EPA ECHO lists facilities linked to the Risk Management Program. Results include facilities with locations that can be matched. Records may be historical. Current operations, chemical inventories, and recent accident history are unverified.
Reviewed: 2000-present
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Milwaukee County, WisconsinPop. 918,661
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 10,426 | 7,082 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 15.9% | 12.7% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 17.1% | 13.8% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 37.7% | 33.5% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | No | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 10.2% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 75.1 | 78.2 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Whitefish Bay.
Check with the utility that serves your address for its testing results.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 5 violations for Whitefish Bay Waterworks.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 81 violations for Milwaukee Waterworks.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 4 violations for North Shore Water Commission.
Check your water bill to identify the utility serving your address. Ask that utility about current drinking water advisories.
Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Whitefish Bay.
The monitoring station at Bayside recorded an annual average of 0.044 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The monitoring station at Grafton recorded an annual average of 0.043 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The monitoring station at Milwaukee-College Ave. Nr recorded an annual average of 0.3 Parts per million for carbon monoxide in 2025.
Download 2025 EPA annual monitor dataCurrent air quality on AirNow
The radon data for Whitefish Bay covers Milwaukee County. EPA places this area in Zone 2, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level of 2 to 4 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.
The county data for Whitefish Bay reports a life expectancy of 75.1 years in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Whitefish Bay reports 10,426 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Whitefish Bay lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 8.7 micrograms per cubic meter in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.