IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER
Reporting Requirement(s) Not Met for Oconto Falls Waterworks
OFMU is required to develop and submit to the State an initial service line inventory that includes all service lines connected to the public water distribution system. OFMU must also characterize the materials of those service lines as either lead, galvanized requiring replacement, non-lead, or lead status unknown. Our system failed to submit a complete initial inventory of service lines to the State of Wisconsin DNR by October 16, 2024.
OFMU did develop the initial inventory for submittal to the State on October 16, 2024. In error we failed to complete the form as required. You may see our current service line inventory at: www.ofmu.org/service-line-inventory-requirements-lead-and-copper.
Failure to report the initial inventory to the State correctly does not create a risk to public health, OFMU is required to inform our customers of this violation and to provide additional information, including what we did and are doing to correct the situation.
What should I do?
There is nothing you need to do at this time. You do not need to boil your water or take other actions. Remember, boiling water does not remove lead from water.
For more information on reducing lead exposure around your home/building and the health effects of lead, visit the EPA's websites at https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/basic-information-about-lead-drinking-water and http://www.epa.gov/lead.
What is being done?
We are updating the reporting form for the State of Wisconsin DNR as requested and resubmitting. We will complete the service line inventory and submit it to the State of Wisconsin DNR on or before February 14, 2025.
For more information, please contact Greg Kuhn at (920) 846-4512 or 500 N. Chestnut Ave, Oconto Falls, WI 54154 or see more information on our website: www.OFMU.org.
*Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example: people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.*
This notice is being sent to you by Oconto Falls Waterworks. Public Water System ID# 44304964.
Date distributed: 2/7/2025.