Water Use Rules in Wisconsin (2026)
8 rules on the books across Wisconsin, 8 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Leak Reporting Duty
Property owner's duty to report and repair water leaks within a set window once notified, plus how utilities issue leak-adjustment credits and impose penalties.
Burlington
Some RestrictionsBurlington's Water Utility maintains the service pipe up to the curb stop, but City Code § 304-7I puts the property…
Read full rule →Fitchburg
Some RestrictionsIn Fitchburg, a property owner who fails to repair a leaking or broken water service pipe after written notice from the…
Read full rule →Mosinee
Some RestrictionsMosinee property owners must maintain and repair the water service pipe running from the curb stop into their building…
Read full rule →Sun Prairie
Some RestrictionsSun Prairie splits water leak repair down the curb stop: the utility maintains the main and service pipe up to the curb…
Read full rule →Wausau
Some RestrictionsWausau bills a water customer at full metered rate for water lost to a known leak they failed to fix, but adjusts the…
Read full rule →Wauwatosa
Some RestrictionsA Wauwatosa water customer who reports and repairs a leak on the customer's side of the meter within fifteen days of…
Read full rule →Appleton
Light RestrictionsWhen a leak develops in a privately owned water pipe in Appleton, the Water Utility follows its approved water leak…
Read full rule →Neenah
Light RestrictionsNeenah's Water Utility will reduce a sewer bill for water lost to an unknown plumbing leak, but only up to the point…
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