Well water in West Point, Wisconsin

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Testing recommended

private wells tested between 1989 and 2025 in West Point had nitrate above the Wisconsin enforcement standard (10 mg/L), according to the UWSP Well Water Quality Viewer.

220 private wells tested 1989 to 2025 in state summaries; 29 test results across 6 contaminants from at least 4 wells, 1950 to 1975; nitrate has the most at 7. Data refreshed September 9, 2026.

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What homeowner tests found

Wisconsin Well Water Quality Viewer samples: private wells tested and reported to the state, 1989 to 2025. Shares are against the level the state applies to each contaminant, named in the last column; several are stricter than EPA.

Contaminant	Above state level	Wells tested	Median	95th pct	Highest	State level
Nitrate	11%	220	3.63	11.3	21.8	10 mg/L
Total coliform	11%	44
Copper	7%	27	0.184	1.33	1.45	1.3 mg/L
Iron	5%	21	4	52	4,065	300 ug/L
Lead	4%	27	0	14	111	15 ug/L
Chloride	0%	45	12.5	44.3	98.1	250 mg/L
Arsenic	0%	39	0	6.1	7	10 ug/L
Manganese	0%	27	2	85	220	300 ug/L
Sodium	0%	21	3.9	14.9	18.3	20 mg/L
E. coli	0%	5

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The same records, drawn around one point: which wells within a few miles were sampled and what they found, how deep the wells next to you were drilled, and any leaking tank or cleanup site within a mile.

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What this means

Among homeowners in West Point who sent a sample to the state lab, the health-based limits most often exceeded were nitrate (11% of 220 wells), total coliform (11% of 44 wells), and copper (7% of 27 wells). These are ordinary wells tested by their owners, so the shares are the best available picture of a typical well here, with one caveat: people test more often when they suspect a problem.

What to test for in West Point

1
Nitrate
11% of 220 local wells tested were above the Wisconsin enforcement standard.
2
Total coliform
11% of 44 local wells tested were above the Wisconsin limit (any detection).
3
Copper
7% of 27 local wells tested were above the Wisconsin enforcement standard.
4
Lead
4% of 27 local wells tested were above the Wisconsin enforcement standard.
5
Coliform bacteria
Recommended for every private well, every year.
6
Iron
5% of 21 local wells tested were above the Wisconsin nuisance level.
7
Fluoride
Detected in 100% of local samples.
8
Chloride
Detected in 100% of local samples.

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The rock under West Point

Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system

Sandstone. Sandstone wells draw from pore space in the rock and tend to be dependable. Iron, manganese and hardness are common, and some sandstones carry arsenic or radium, so a first test should include both.

Classification from the USGS Principal Aquifers of the United States (national map, 2003 edition, GIS release 2015), read at the town centroid. A single well can sit in a different unit, especially near a boundary.

Official help in Wisconsin

Two places to start that are not selling anything: the state program that answers private well questions, and its list of labs certified to run drinking water tests. A certified lab is the difference between a result you can act on and a number.

Wells, Wisconsin DNR
Laboratory Certification, Wisconsin DNR

Contamination sources on record in West Point

Wisconsin DNR records 4 regulated sites in West Point, among 4 regulated sites in total. Groundwater does not follow property lines, so a well within a few hundred feet of one of these is worth testing for what that site could release.

2: lined landfills and transfer facilities
2: other remediation projects

Treatment that fits the local profile

Nitrate

Point-of-use reverse osmosis; Anion exchange; Distillation

Total coliform

Inspect and repair the well cap and casing, then shock chlorinate and retest; UV disinfection whole-house; Chlorination system

Copper

Neutralizing filter to raise pH; Point-of-use reverse osmosis

Iron

Oxidizing filter whole-house; Water softener (low levels); Aeration plus filtration

Systems we would look at first

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For nitrate

Under-sink reverse osmosis system

under-sink or countertop, about $300

Look for NSF/ANSI 58 certification listing the contaminant you need removed.

For nitrate

Aquasana SmartFlow reverse osmosis

under-sink or countertop, about $225

Certified to NSF/ANSI 58 and 53 to reduce arsenic (96%, pentavalent), fluoride (90%), lead (99%), nitrate, nitrite and PFOA/PFOS at the kitchen tap, with a remineralizer.

For total coliform

Aquasana Rhino Well Water with UV

whole-house, at the point of entry, about $2,871

Whole-house system built for wells: sediment pre-filter, KDF and carbon, and a UV lamp rated to kill 99.99% of bacteria and viruses. It does not remove arsenic, nitrate, uranium or radon.

For copper

Acid neutralizing filter

whole-house, at the point of entry, about $1,200

Raises pH so plumbing stops leaching lead and copper.

For iron

Iron and manganese oxidizing filter

whole-house, at the point of entry, about $1,800

Air-injection or greensand media; fixes staining at the source.

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Common questions

How often should I test a private well in West Point?

Test for bacteria and nitrate every year. Test once for arsenic, uranium, radon, fluoride, manganese and PFAS, then again every three to five years or after any change in taste, color, or plumbing.

Towns near West Point

Closest first. Groundwater does not stop at a line on a map, so the next town over is a fair second opinion.

Want the numbers themselves? Download the Wisconsin dataset as CSV, every county and town, with the sources named.

Sources

USGS Water Quality Portal: 29 samples in West Point. Data from the Water Quality Portal, a service of USGS, EPA and USDA; groundwater samples collected by USGS and cooperators. Retrieved September 3, 2026.
Wisconsin Well Water Quality Viewer samples: summaries for 10 contaminants in West Point, up to 220 wells each. Private well samples compiled by the UWSP Center for Watershed Science and Education from the DNR Groundwater Retrieval Network, DATCP surveys, the UWSP Water and Environmental Analysis Lab and county health programs, published in the Wisconsin Well Water Quality Viewer with Wisconsin DHS. Samples are located to the town, village or city they fall in; one result per well and parameter (the latest) so repeat samples do not double count; wells without a state well number are keyed by location. Shares are against Wisconsin NR 140 enforcement standards (arsenic 10 ug/L, nitrate 10 mg/L as N, manganese 300 ug/L, lead 15 ug/L, copper 1.3 mg/L) and the iron and chloride secondary levels. Many samples were submitted by homeowners with a reason to test, so shares can run above a random survey. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
Wisconsin DNR regulated sites: 4 regulated sites located in West Point. Open and closed remediation activities (BRRTS, including leaking underground storage tanks and spills) and landfill and waste sites from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 9, 2026.

Non-detects count as samples and are treated as zero when computing medians. Exactly at the limit counts as not above it. A sample belongs to the town containing the well's reported coordinates.