Indiana Water Systems

718 community water systems in Indiana, ranked by violation count. Data from EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS).

Water Systems
718
Total Violations
1,467
Health Violations
254 systems
Population Served
5,219,364

Indiana operates 718 community water systems regulated by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Together these utilities serve an estimated 5,219,364 residents, each filing compliance results with the state's primacy agency and, for federally listed contaminants, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Across the state, SDWIS records contain 1,467 total violations, of which 254 systems carry at least one active health-based violation, a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedance or treatment-technique failure. That represents roughly 35% of Indiana systems.

Violation counts reflect both infrastructure realities and reporting diligence, a state with more small rural systems will accumulate more monitoring-type violations without necessarily delivering worse water. Health-based violations are the stronger safety signal. A past violation does not itself indicate current unsafe water; utilities must notify customers, remediate, and publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report. All numbers below draw directly from the federal SDWIS record.

Which water systems have violations? (152)

# System Name Violations Health
1 SCOTTSBURG WATER DEPARTMENT Scottsburg 120 Yes
2 SALEM WATER WORKS Salem 71 Yes
3 KINGMAN WATER WORKS Kingman 64 Yes
4 OOLITIC WATER WORKS Bloomington 62 Yes
5 WESTPORT WATER COMPANY Westport 55 Yes
6 BURNT PINES WATER ASSOCIATION North Vernon 38 Yes
7 NORTH VERNON WATER DEPARTMENT North Vernon 35 Yes
8 EAST WASHINGTON RURAL WATER Salem 32 Yes
9 POSEYVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT Poseyville 29 Yes
10 MONTEZUMA MUNICIPAL UTILITY Montezuma 29 Yes
11 STUCKER FORK WATER UTILITY Scottsburg 18 Yes
12 BORDEN TRI-COUNTY REGION Borden 18 Yes
13 LYNNVILLE WATER WORKS Lynnville 18 Yes
14 INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - LOWELL Greenwood 17 Yes
15 GREENSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS Greensburg 15 Yes
16 LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT Laurel 15 Yes
17 KIRKLIN WATER DEPARTMENT Kirklin 14 Yes
18 NAPOLEON COMMUNITY RURAL WATER CORP. Napoleon 12 Yes
19 NEW PEKIN WATER UTILITY Pekin 12 Yes
20 LYFORD WATER WORKS Rosedale 12 Yes
21 HAUBSTADT WATER DEPARTMENT Haubstadt 11 Yes
22 BLOOMINGDALE WATER WORKS Bloomingdale 11 Yes
23 DUFF WATER CORPORATION Huntingburg 9 Yes
24 ELLETTSVILLE WATER WORKS Ellettsville 8 Yes
25 EAST MONROE WATER CORPORATION Bloomington 8 Yes
26 HAYDEN WATER ASSOCIATION North Vernon 8 Yes
27 GRABILL WATER WORKS Grabill 8 Yes
28 VERNON WATER DEPARTMENT Vernon 8 Yes
29 CARMEL WATER DEPARTMENT Carmel 7 Yes
30 POSEY TOWNSHIP WATER CORP. Hardinsburg 7 Yes
31 OTWELL WATER CORPORATION Otwell 7 Yes
32 LAKE SANTEE RWWD Greensburg 7 Yes
33 ABERDEEN PATE WATER COMPANY, INC. Aurora 6 Yes
34 WHITESTOWN SOUTH Whitestown 5 Yes
35 MONTICELLO WATER WORKS Monticello 5 Yes
36 BREMEN WATER DEPARTMENT Bremen 5 Yes
37 LAPEL MUNICIPAL WATER COMPANY Lapel 5 Yes
38 MILAN WATER WORKS Milan 5 Yes
39 REMINGTON WATER WORKS Remington 5 Yes
40 LYONS WATER UTILITY Lyons 5 Yes
41 MONROE CITY WATER UTILITIES Monroe City 5 Yes
42 CITY OF BLOOMINGTON UTILITIES Bloomington 4 Yes
43 CITY OF LAWRENCE UTILITIES Indianapolis 4 Yes
44 LAPORTE WATER WORKS Laporte 4 Yes
45 HUNTINGTON WATER DEPARTMENT Huntington 4 Yes
46 HOOSIER HILLS REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT Milan 4 Yes
47 RURAL MEMBERSHIP WATER CORP. OF CLARK CO Henryville 4 Yes
48 HUNTINGBURG MUNICIPAL WATER Huntingburg 4 Yes
49 PENDLETON WATER COMPANY Pendleton 4 Yes
50 TENNYSON WATER UTILITY Tennyson 4 Yes
51 DECATUR CO. WATER CORP. Greensburg 4 Yes
52 ST. PAUL MUNICIPAL WATER Arlington 4 Yes
53 FORT WAYNE - 3 RIVERS FILTRATION PLANT Fort Wayne 3 Yes
54 ANDERSON WATER DEPARTMENT Anderson 3 Yes
55 GREENCASTLE DEPARTMENT OF WATER Greencastle 3 Yes
56 NORTH LAWRENCE WATER AUTHORITY Bedford 3 Yes
57 INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - CHARLESTOWN Greenwood 3 Yes
58 JASONVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT Jasonville 3 Yes
59 OAKLAND CITY WATER DEPARTMENT Oakland City 3 Yes
60 BATTLE GROUND WATER DISTRICT Battle Ground 3 Yes
61 BIRDSEYE WATER SYSTEM Birdseye 3 Yes
62 VAN BUREN MUNICIPAL UTILITIES Van Buren 3 Yes
63 HAMMOND WATER WORKS DEPARTMENT Hammond 2 Yes
64 PLAINFIELD WATER WORKS Plainfield 2 Yes
65 GERMAN TOWNSHIP WATER DISTRICT INC. Evansville 2 Yes
66 PIKE-GIBSON WATER, INC. Oakland City 2 Yes
67 SOUTHERN MONROE WATER AUTHORITY Harrodsburg 2 Yes
68 ELWOOD WATER & SEWAGE Elwood 2 Yes
69 VAN BUREN WATER, INC. Bloomington 2 Yes
70 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY, CRANE Crane 2 Yes
71 GAS CITY WATER DEPARTMENT Gas City 2 Yes
72 NEW CHICAGO WATER WORKS Hobart 2 Yes
73 CAMP ATTERBURY Edinburgh 2 Yes
74 LAWRENCEBURG MUNICIPAL UTILITIES Lawrenceburg 2 Yes
75 PLAINFIELD RE-ENTRY EDUCATIONAL FACILITY Plainfield 2 Yes
76 FORT BRANCH WATER DEPARTMENT Fort Branch 2 Yes
77 CENTERVILLE WATER WORKS Milton 2 Yes
78 ROCKPORT WATER Rockport 2 Yes
79 DUGGER UTILITIES Dugger 2 Yes
80 WESTVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT Westville 2 Yes
81 ARGOS MUNICIPAL WATER PLANT Argos 2 Yes
82 HOGAN WATER CORPORATION Aurora 2 Yes
83 WARREN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS Warren 2 Yes
84 TROY WATER UTILITY Troy 2 Yes
85 HOLLAND WATER WORKS Holland 2 Yes
86 MOROCCO WATER DEPARTMENT Morocco 2 Yes
87 WOLCOTTVILLE WATER WORKS Hamilton 2 Yes
88 CARTHAGE WATER DEPARTMENT New Castle 2 Yes
89 FRANCESVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT Francesville 2 Yes
90 INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - MECCA Greenwood 2 Yes
91 LINDEN WATER DEPARTMENT Linden 2 Yes
92 ST. BERNICE WATER CORP. St. Bernice 2 Yes
93 COLFAX WATER COMPANY Colfax 2 Yes
94 HILLSBORO WATER UTILITY Hillsboro 2 Yes
95 LEBANON UTILITIES Lebanon 1 Yes
96 NEW HAVEN WATER DEPARTMENT New Haven 1 Yes
97 WASHINGTON WATER WORKS Washington 1 Yes
98 FORTVILLE WATER WORKS Fortville 1 Yes
99 LINTON MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITY Linton 1 Yes
100 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Notre Dame 1 Yes
101 MARYSVILLE OTISCO NABB WATER CORP. Marysville 1 Yes
102 RUSHVILLE CITY UTILITY Rushville 1 Yes
103 ROCHESTER WATER DEPARTMENT Rochester 1 Yes
104 WHITELAND WATER WORKS Whiteland 1 Yes
105 CITIZENS WATER - MORGAN Indianapolis 1 Yes
106 WHITING WATER DEPARTMENT Whiting 1 Yes
107 TOWN OF ELIZABETH Elizabeth 1 Yes
108 PITTSBORO WATER COMPANY Brownsburg 1 Yes
109 KNOX WATER WORKS Knox 1 Yes
110 MIDDLEBURY WATER DEPARTMENT Middlebury 1 Yes
111 DELPHI WATER WORKS Delphi 1 Yes
112 CARLISLE WATER DEPARTMENT Carlisle 1 Yes
113 WESTVILLE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY Westville 1 Yes
114 ALBION WATER & SEWER Albion 1 Yes
115 ELBERFELD WATER DEPARTMENT Elberfeld 1 Yes
116 BLUE RIVER REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT Milltown 1 Yes
117 WAKARUSA WATER WORKS Wakarusa 1 Yes
118 CHURUBUSCO WATER DEPARTMENT Churubusco 1 Yes
119 ODON WATER UTILITIES, INC. Odon 1 Yes
120 NINESTAR CONNECT - GEM WATER Greenfield 1 Yes
121 HAGERSTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS Hagerstown 1 Yes
122 GENTRYVILLE WATER UTILITY Gentryville 1 Yes
123 NATURAL PUBLIC SUPPLY, INC. Seymour 1 Yes
124 KNIGHTSVILLE WATER WORKS Terre Haute 1 Yes
125 MONROEVILLE WATER WORKS Monroeville 1 Yes
126 PARKER CITY WATER DEPARTMENT Parker 1 Yes
127 CULVER WATER DEPARTMENT Culver 1 Yes
128 CONVERSE WATER WORKS Converse 1 Yes
129 MORRISTOWN WATER DEPARTMENT Morristown 1 Yes
130 AKRON WATER DEPARTMENT Akron 1 Yes
131 FREELANDVILLE WATER ASSOCIATION Freelandville 1 Yes
132 CLAY CITY WATER WORKS Clay City 1 Yes
133 ANDREWS WATER DEPARTMENT Andrews 1 Yes
134 OGDEN DUNES WATER Ogden Dunes 1 Yes
135 PATOKA WATER COMPANY, INC. Birdseye 1 Yes
136 LANESVILLE WATER WORKS Lanesville 1 Yes
137 ROACHDALE WATER WORKS Roachdale 1 Yes
138 SHIRLEY MUNICIPAL WATER Shirley 1 Yes
139 OLDENBURG WATER WORKS Oldenburg 1 Yes
140 RHS WATER CORPORATION Bloomington 1 Yes
141 BAINBRIDGE WATER WORKS Bainbridge 1 Yes
142 NEW MARKET WATER WORKS New Market 1 Yes
143 PATOKA WATER & ELECTRIC Patoka 1 Yes
144 ATLANTA WATER DEPARTMENT Atlanta 1 Yes
145 HILLSDALE WATER CORPORATION Hillsdale 1 Yes
146 WINDFALL WATER DEPARTMENT Greenwood 1 Yes
147 PENNVILLE WATER COMPANY Dunkirk 1 Yes
148 DANA WATER WORKS Dana 1 Yes
149 AQUA INDIANA - WEDGEWOOD PARK WATER UTIL Indianapolis 1 Yes
150 STAUNTON MUNICIPAL WATER Centerpoint 1 Yes
151 CROMWELL WATER WORKS Cromwell 1 Yes
152 LACROSSE WATER DEPARTMENT North Judson 1 Yes

Systems with No Violations (348)

348 water systems in Indiana have zero recorded violations. Showing the 50 largest by population served.

CITIZENS WATER - INDIANAPOLIS (880,345) INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - NORTHWEST (210,510) EVANSVILLE WATER UTILITY (182,444) SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS (115,000) INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - S. INDIANA (104,445) INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - JOHNSON COUNTY (86,813) INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - MUNCIE (74,030) LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS (70,835) INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - TERRE HAUTE (67,765) CITIZENS WATER OF WESTFIELD, LLC (61,493) INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - KOKOMO (59,313) COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL UTILITY (51,122) PURDUE UNIV. WATER WORKS (50,000) MISHAWAKA UTILITIES (49,675) ELKHART PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES (46,455) INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - NOBLESVILLE (45,575) INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - RICHMOND (41,485) VALPARAISO DEPARTMENT OF WATER WORKS (36,000) INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - WEST LAFAYETTE (35,533) BARGERSVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT (34,418) MICHIGAN CITY DEPARTMENT OF WATER WORKS (33,996) GOSHEN WATER UTILITY (32,267) CROWN POINT WATER WORKS (30,000) SCHERERVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT (30,000) MARION CITY WATER WORKS (28,363) GREENFIELD WATER UTILITY (26,671) EAST CHICAGO WATER WORKS (26,370) ST. JOHN MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITY (25,700) HIGHLAND WATER WORKS (23,984) MUNSTER WATER COMPANY (23,894) BROWNSBURG WATER WORKS (23,750) INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - NEWBURGH (22,215) INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - SEYMOUR (20,725) CHANDLER WATER WORKS DEPARTMENT (20,120) NEW CASTLE UTILITIES (19,880) INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - SHELBYVILLE (19,093) EASTERN HEIGHTS UTILITIES (19,028) VINCENNES WATER DEPARTMENT (18,701) LOGANSPORT MUNICIPAL UTILITY-WELL FIELD (18,369) JASPER MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITY (17,440) GRIFFITH WATER DEPARTMENT (16,893) DYER WATER DEPARTMENT (16,800) RAMSEY WATER COMPANY, INC. (16,475) FRANKFORT WATER WORKS (16,422) INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - CRAWFORDSVILLE (15,930) WATSON RURAL WATER COMPANY (15,750) SELLERSBURG WATER DEPARTMENT (15,655) BROWN COUNTY WATER UTILITY (15,368) MADISON WATER DEPARTMENT (15,323) MARTINSVILLE WATER UTILITY (15,000) +298 more

All Water Systems in Indiana (718)

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System Population Served Violations
LINDEN WATER DEPARTMENT 759 2
MOORESVILLE ACRES 752 0
BOSWELL WATER DEPARTMENT 750 0
PATOKA WATER & ELECTRIC 750 1
LAKEVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT 750 0
ST. BERNICE WATER CORP. 750 2
ATLANTA WATER DEPARTMENT 735 1
HILLSDALE WATER CORPORATION 735 1
FOUNTAIN CITY WATER WORKS 735 0
WEST LEBANON WATER WORKS 723 0
APPLE VALLEY UTILITIES, INC. 712 0
WINDFALL WATER DEPARTMENT 708 1
PENNVILLE WATER COMPANY 706 1
OTWELL WATER CORP. #2 705 0
SHIPSHEWANA WATER WORKS 703 0
TROY TOWNSHIP WATER ASSOCIATION 700 0
CYNTHIANA WATER WORKS 699 0
COLFAX WATER COMPANY 690 2
ANCILLA DOMINI (CONVENT) 680 0
KEWANNA WATER WORKS 678 0
ETNA GREEN WATER DEPARTMENT 663 0
PARAGON WATER WORKS 663 0
CLARKS HILL WATER WORKS 660 0
DANA WATER WORKS 660 1
ST. MEINRAD UTILITIES, INC. 658 0
CUII - WATER SERVICE CO. 654 0
INDIANA MASONIC HOME 654 0
FAWN RIVER CROSSING 653 0
MILTON WATER WORKS 650 0
AQUA INDIANA - WEDGEWOOD PARK WATER UTIL 645 1
CENTER POINT WATER WORKS 625 0
ELNORA WATER WORKS 620 0
MEDARYVILLE WATER COMPANY 614 0
CAMDEN WATER UTILITY 611 0
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - RIVERS EDGE 610 0
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - WAVELAND 605 0
TURKEY CREEK REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT 593 0
BLOOMINGDALE WATER WORKS 562 11
KINGMAN WATER WORKS 560 64
LAUREL WATER DEPARTMENT 560 15
SHARPSVILLE WATER UTILITY 553 0
STAUNTON MUNICIPAL WATER 550 1
CROMWELL WATER WORKS 550 1
CHALMERS WATER WORKS 550 0
HILLSBORO WATER UTILITY 540 2
LACROSSE WATER DEPARTMENT 540 1
VERNON WATER DEPARTMENT 538 8
REYNOLDS WATER WORKS 533 0
ORLAND WATER WORKS 530 0
HERITAGE HILLS CAMPGROUND 525 0
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water systems are in Indiana?
Indiana has 718 community water systems tracked by the EPA, serving a combined population of 5,219,364 people.
How many water systems in Indiana have health violations?
254 water systems in Indiana have health-based violations, which include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations. These represent 35% of all systems in the state.
What is the total number of water violations in Indiana?
Indiana water systems have accumulated 1,467 total violations across all 718 community water systems.

About This Data

Water system data is from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations that may pose a direct risk to public health. Only community water systems (CWS) are included.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services

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