Is Sussex Tap Water Safe? 2026 Water Quality Report
Short answer: No measured result is above a legal limit; lithium sits above a screening level, and past health-based violations for Gross alpha particles and Combined radium-226/228 are on record. Sussex Village Hall & Water Utility serves 11,750 residents.
SUSSEX VILLAGE HALL & WATER UTILITY (EPA PWSID WI2680233) delivers groundwater to 11,750 residents. This report reflects 29 individual PFAS result(s) from the source UCMR5 observations and the latest Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile result. Water hardness and disinfectant type are pending the utility's own annual report.
Each card names which Sussex findings its current certification covers, and which it doesn't.
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Water Pitcher
Brita Elite Water Filter Pitcher
✓Lead: eligible, evidence match
–Not established: Lithium
Not suitable for (3)
Treating every tap in the home
A whole-home hard-water or scale problem
All PFAS: its evidence covers only the compounds it names
PurityMap does not give a safe/unsafe verdict; it shows what the public records measured. For Sussex, no regulated PFAS were detected in EPA's 2024 testing; the lead 90th-percentile result was 1.8 µg/L against the 15 µg/L action level; 2 health-based violations are on record (Gross alpha particles and Combined radium-226/228). SUSSEX VILLAGE HALL & WATER UTILITY (PWSID WI2680233) has a Purity Score of 91/100 (confidence: moderate), assessed at the water-system level and computed only from contaminants that were measured. Water can change in your own pipes, so a certified test is the only way to know what comes out of your tap.
Who provides tap water in Sussex?
SUSSEX VILLAGE HALL & WATER UTILITY (PWS ID WI2680233) is the public water system on record for Sussex, Wisconsin, serving about 11,750 people. Confirm the utility on your water bill before acting on a specific finding.
Where does Sussex get its drinking water?
Groundwater (primary source of record in EPA SDWIS).
Are PFAS "forever chemicals" in Sussex's water?
None of the 29 PFAS in EPA's UCMR 5 testing (2023-08-08 to 2024-01-31) was detected. "Not detected" means below the lab's reporting limit, not proven zero.
Is there lead in Sussex's tap water?
SUSSEX VILLAGE HALL & WATER UTILITY's most recent lead 90th-percentile result (2020) was 1.8 µg/L, below the 15 µg/L action level. That figure comes from sampled homes; lead usually enters from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.
Has Sussex's water system had violations?
The federal SDWIS record lists 2 health-based violations for SUSSEX VILLAGE HALL & WATER UTILITY within about the last ten years: Gross alpha particles (2019) and Combined radium-226/228 (2019). The findings above show each one's status.
What does the latest Sussex water report show?
PurityMap's current record for Sussex holds 33 findings: 3 above a reference, 1 detected within the reference and 29 not detected. Each finding links to its dated public record; a parameter that was never monitored is shown as pending, not as a pass.
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Sources and dataAll 33 records and their sourcesEPA UCMR 5 · EPA SDWIS (Lead & Copper Rule) · EPA SDWIS violations+
Every value is the published result from the cited public record. A reporting limit is the lowest level the method could reliably quantify; a non-detect is not a guarantee of zero.
UCMR5 Analytical Results
UCMR5 Analytical Results: SUSSEX VILLAGE HALL & WATER UTILITY (WI2680233)
Lead at Sussex Village Hall & Water Utility: 1.8 µg/L (90th percentile, 2020 monitoring period). Lead has no taste, so a taste neither shows nor rules it out.
ZIP codes in Sussex
A ZIP code is a postal area, not a water service area. Your water bill names your supplier.