(Wisconsin) The state’s Department of Natural Resources recently published its 2023 Annual Drinking Water Report, showing that more than 99 percent of the public water systems in Wisconsin met all water quality standards for contaminants.
The report summarizes compliance with the drinking water requirements and highlights statewide efforts to help public water systems provide a safe and sustainable supply of drinking water.
DNR officials say the impressive scorecard is possible because of the joint efforts between public water system owners and operators, the DNR, and many partners.
They say $155 million in federal funding and Governor Tony Evers investment of $10 million in ARPA funds to expand on the state’s Well Compensation Grant program also helped.
Most of the extra funding went toward lead service line replacement and addressing emerging contaminants.
By the end of 2023, more than 1,860 Wisconsin public water systems obtained PFAS monitoring test results according to the DNR’s established drinking water standard for two PFAS chemicals.
