Waupaca County, WI
The federal environmental record for Waupaca County (population 51,388): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
4
federal cleanup sites
2
PFAS-detecting water systems
9
TRI facilities
4
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Waupaca with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| WAUPACA WATERWORKS WI4690402 | PFBS: 7.9 ng/L PFBA: 5 ng/L PFOS: 4.3 ng/L | above final limit |
| NEW LONDON WATERWORKS WI4690398 | PFPeA: 3.7 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
9 facilities in Waupaca filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 2.1M lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAUPACA FOUNDRY PLANT 1 | WAUPACA | Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds | 1.2M lb |
| WAUPACA FOUNDRY PLANT 2/3 | WAUPACA | Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds | 825k lb |
| AGROPUR INC. | WEYAUWEGA | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 25k lb |
| ALLIANCE INDUSTRIES WAUPACA | WAUPACA | 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 23k lb |
| CUSTOM FIBERGLASS MOLDING INC | WEYAUWEGA | Styrene | 20k lb |
| WALKER FORGE INC | CLINTONVILLE | Manganese, Chromium | 14k lb |
| H & S MANUFACTURING CO INC | CLINTONVILLE | Manganese, Nickel | 59 lb |
| MARION BODY WORKS | MARION | Chromium | 42 lb |
| SEAGRAVE FIRE APPARATUS LLC | CLINTONVILLE | Chromium, Copper | 30 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 470 tank facilities in Waupaca: 146 tanks in service and 940 closed. 177 fuel releases are on record, of which 4 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Waupaca as Zone 1, the highest predicted indoor radon levels (over 4 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Waupaca, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- DRY CLEANERS ETC.NEW LONDON
- NEW LONDON ASBESTOS RESPONSENEW LONDON
- WCL DERAILMENTWEYAUWEGA
- WISCONSIN CLOCK COMPANYCLINTONVILLE