Water Quality in Indiana

771 water systems • 423 cities • EPA SDWIS Data

771
Water Systems
18,261
Total Violations
1,720
Health-Based Violations
5,231,741
Population Served

Overview

Indiana has 771 active community water systems serving 5,231,741 people. These systems have accumulated 18,261 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record, of which 1,720 are health-based violations (meaning a contaminant exceeded safe levels).

Common contaminants found in violations: Chlorine Dioxide, Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Selenium, Nitrate-Nitrite, Stage 2 DBP, Nitrate, Gross Alpha, Chlorine, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5).

Cities with Most Violations in Indiana

# City Violations Health-Based Water Systems Population
1 Cedar Lake 448 7 10 6,399
2 Laporte 402 11 3 22,596
3 Greenfield 399 16 5 28,598
4 Zionsville 305 11 2 207
5 Bloomington 272 122 10 105,850
6 Durham 247 9 5 620
7 Cincinnati 232 11 6 2,541
8 Monticello 220 23 7 6,078
9 Scottsburg 218 138 2 26,489
10 Terre Haute 217 2 5 3,298

Largest Cities in Indiana

# City Population Violations Water Systems
1 Indianapolis 1,007,040 181 20
2 Greenwood 867,939 99 32
3 Fort Wayne 284,575 145 4
4 Evansville 195,334 8 2
5 South Bend 115,025 25 2
6 Bloomington 105,850 272 10
7 Carmel 100,464 69 5
8 Hammond 78,384 20 1
9 Lafayette 71,220 34 4
10 Anderson 61,022 123 3

All Cities in Indiana

City Population Violations Health Violations Contaminants
Indianapolis 1,007,040 181 13 Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Stage 2 DBP +1 more
Greenwood 867,939 99 23 Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Fecal Coliform +2 more
Fort Wayne 284,575 145 5 Disinfection Byproducts, Stage 2 DBP
Evansville 195,334 8 2 Gross Alpha
South Bend 115,025 25 3 Disinfection Byproducts, Stage 2 DBP
Bloomington 105,850 272 122 Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide, Disinfection Byproducts +3 more
Carmel 100,464 69 9 Chlorine Dioxide, E. coli, Stage 2 DBP
Hammond 78,384 20 2 Disinfection Byproducts
Lafayette 71,220 34 0
Anderson 61,022 123 10 Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli
Columbus 59,774 9 0
West Lafayette 50,000 3 0
Mishawaka 49,820 11 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Elkhart 46,548 18 0
Plainfield 39,013 39 4 Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha
Valparaiso 38,541 74 0
Crown Point 35,492 102 1 Stage 2 DBP
Bargersville 34,418 25 0
Michigan City 34,296 12 2 Disinfection Byproducts
Bedford 33,625 63 3 TTHM
Goshen 32,267 5 0
Schererville 30,000 1 0
Greenfield 28,598 399 16 Chlorine Dioxide, Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli
Marion 28,363 1 0
Brownsburg 27,863 8 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Martinsville 27,425 59 0
Scottsburg 26,489 218 138 E. coli, Gross Alpha, TTHM +1 more
East Chicago 26,370 40 0
St. John 25,700 0 0
Washington 25,677 9 1 Chlorine
Highland 23,984 4 0
Munster 23,894 8 0
Laporte 22,596 402 11 Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide, Stage 2 DBP
Dubois 22,581 3 0
Vincennes 22,226 5 0
Newburgh 22,215 0 0
North Vernon 21,120 199 81 Chlorine Dioxide, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
New Castle 21,102 21 2 Disinfection Byproducts
Lawrenceburg 20,964 17 2 Chlorine Dioxide
Chandler 20,120 3 0
Bloomfield 19,028 1 0
Logansport 18,369 2 0
Aurora 17,815 56 8 Disinfection Byproducts, Stage 2 DBP
Huntington 17,786 82 11 Chlorine Dioxide, Stage 2 DBP, TTHM
Greensburg 17,590 154 26 TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Jasper 17,440 1 0
Madison 17,373 22 0
Griffith 16,893 4 0
Salem 16,813 162 103 E. coli, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Dyer 16,800 2 0
Frankfort 16,538 9 0
Greencastle 16,534 45 3 Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Fecal Coliform
Ramsey 16,475 0 0
Morgantown 16,340 35 7 Chlorine Dioxide, Disinfection Byproducts
Lebanon 16,098 3 1 Chlorine
Jeffersonville 15,915 143 15 Chlorine Dioxide, Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli +1 more
New Haven 15,700 14 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Sellersburg 15,655 48 0
Connersville 15,652 50 1 E. coli
Corydon 14,773 2 0
Brownstown 14,747 20 0
Tell City 14,646 81 0
Ellettsville 14,500 14 8 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Boonville 14,135 21 0
Peru 13,977 25 2 Stage 2 DBP
Taylorsville 13,547 10 0
Auburn 13,100 22 2 Barium
Oakland City 12,938 45 5 Contaminant 2920, Stage 2 DBP
Demotte 12,054 22 0
Brazil 12,000 4 0
Patriot 11,937 13 0
Borden 11,637 21 18 Contaminant 2920, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Brookville 11,525 17 0
Mitchell 11,395 20 0
Greenville 11,020 3 0
Princeton 10,875 23 0
Milan 10,640 25 9 Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide
Hanover 10,597 8 0
Speedway 10,578 109 0
Plymouth 10,528 169 1 E. coli
Danville 10,500 1 0
Georgetown 10,492 6 0
Clinton 10,459 23 0
Linton 10,322 15 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Kendallville 10,300 3 0
Bluffton 10,298 2 0
Decatur 10,110 9 2 E. coli
Spencer 9,903 8 0
Columbia City 9,892 10 0
Angola 9,782 102 2 Disinfection Byproducts
Edinburgh 9,780 9 2 Disinfection Byproducts
Notre Dame 9,511 11 1 E. coli
Harrodsburg 8,877 3 2 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Elwood 8,586 2 2 Chlorine Dioxide
Henryville 8,250 9 4 Disinfection Byproducts, Stage 2 DBP
Mooresville 8,200 2 0
Fortville 7,638 8 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Ingalls 7,600 2 0
Nineveh 7,520 29 0
Huntingburg 7,351 41 13 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Batesville 7,280 2 0
Nappanee 6,875 70 7 Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Nitrate-Nitrite +1 more
Marysville 6,813 8 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Rushville 6,800 25 1 E. coli
Garrett 6,556 19 2 Disinfection Byproducts, Stage 2 DBP
Crane 6,538 2 2 E. coli
Mount Vernon 6,426 33 0
Cedar Lake 6,399 448 7 Disinfection Byproducts, Gross Alpha
Seelyville 6,393 4 0
Haubstadt 6,375 28 11 TTHM
Yorktown 6,248 40 1 Stage 2 DBP
Rochester 6,218 7 1 Stage 2 DBP
Ferdinand 6,211 9 0
Portland 6,209 2 0
Rensselaer 6,200 1 0
Hamilton 6,104 26 4 Chlorine Dioxide, Disinfection Byproducts, Stage 2 DBP
North Manchester 6,100 5 0
Monticello 6,078 220 23 Chlorine Dioxide, Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli +2 more
Gas City 6,000 19 2 Chlorine Dioxide
Whiteland 5,955 17 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Whitestown 5,880 14 5 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Orleans 5,819 10 0
West Harrison 5,775 2 0
Centerpoint 5,768 70 3 Stage 2 DBP
Pendleton 5,758 11 4 Chlorine
Westville 5,749 35 3 Disinfection Byproducts
Cicero 5,720 54 13 E. coli, Gross Alpha
Hartford City 5,600 3 0
Napoleon 5,564 12 12 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Hobart 5,500 8 2 Disinfection Byproducts
Cloverdale 5,440 10 0
Tipton 5,200 1 0
Alexandria 5,149 10 0
Greendale 5,092 4 0
Milton 4,908 74 4 Disinfection Byproducts, Stage 2 DBP
Whiting 4,900 4 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Ligonier 4,755 10 0
Bremen 4,623 63 6 Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Stage 2 DBP
Elizabeth 4,450 12 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Nashville 4,440 38 0
Canaan 4,428 3 0
Paoli 4,425 11 0
Ireland 4,395 2 0
Loogootee 4,389 37 0
Berne 4,388 2 0
North Judson 4,353 20 1 Disinfection Byproducts
New Washington 4,315 69 0
Walkerton 4,218 16 0
Rockville 4,195 7 0
Tennyson 4,158 7 4 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Holton 4,147 18 0
Bicknell 4,064 62 0
Fort Branch 4,020 17 2 Stage 2 DBP
Commiskey 3,865 25 0
Hebron 3,724 8 0
Knox 3,700 8 1 E. coli
Santa Claus 3,683 3 0
Ossian 3,664 5 0
Jasonville 3,660 11 3 Disinfection Byproducts, Fecal Coliform
Union City 3,513 1 0
Hardinsburg 3,500 16 7 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Chrisney 3,495 44 0
Shoals 3,485 3 0
Middlebury 3,420 9 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Waterloo 3,393 61 22 Barium, Chlorine Dioxide, E. coli +1 more
Culver 3,331 12 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Lagrange 3,325 131 0
Upland 3,308 6 0
Terre Haute 3,298 217 2 Stage 2 DBP
Delphi 3,200 144 1 Disinfection Byproducts
French Lick 3,188 6 0
Attica 3,147 32 0
Carlisle 3,125 7 1 Stage 2 DBP
Camby 3,078 6 0
Dunkirk 3,011 26 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Dugger 2,859 13 2 Disinfection Byproducts
Syracuse 2,856 20 0
Knightstown 2,836 19 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Otwell 2,805 23 7 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Chesterfield 2,800 4 0
Reelsville 2,800 4 0
Pimento 2,765 14 0
Fairmount 2,756 7 0
Roachdale 2,710 32 1 Stage 2 DBP
Avilla 2,700 1 0
Marengo 2,678 1 0
Covington 2,645 1 0
Cincinnati 2,541 232 11 Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Stage 2 DBP +2 more
Rockport 2,520 10 2 Chlorine Dioxide
Winamac 2,510 24 1 E. coli
Greentown 2,500 22 0
Shelburn 2,500 27 0
Rising Sun 2,400 0 0
Lapel 2,379 27 5 Chlorine, Disinfection Byproducts
Albion 2,349 2 1 Chlorine
Fowler 2,342 9 0
Wingate 2,299 2 0
New Carlisle 2,245 88 11 TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Liberty 2,167 13 0
Albany 2,165 9 0
Pekin 2,150 15 12 TTHM
Owensville 2,148 0 0
Fremont 2,138 3 0
Elberfeld 2,122 2 1 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Hope 2,113 3 0
Flora 2,100 0 0
St. Joe 2,076 15 0
Middleton 2,050 5 0
Long Beach 2,050 5 0
Bristol 2,043 115 1 Stage 2 DBP
Jonesboro 2,034 22 0
Kentland 2,030 42 0
Kouts 2,028 3 0
Paxton 2,013 0 0
Birdseye 2,010 50 4 Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, TTHM
Milltown 2,000 6 1 Chlorine
Dillsboro 2,000 3 0
Wakarusa 1,998 2 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Battle Ground 1,940 7 3 Chlorine Dioxide
Cambridge City 1,925 7 0
Vevay 1,883 14 0
Crothersville 1,875 35 0
Roanoke 1,840 13 0
Williamsport 1,837 68 6 Chlorine
South Whitley 1,818 13 0
Brookston 1,815 4 0
St. Anthony 1,813 4 0
Rosedale 1,810 86 12 Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide, Stage 2 DBP
Monon 1,804 60 0
Churubusco 1,803 3 1 Chlorine
Montpelier 1,800 4 0
Kingsford Heights 1,800 6 0
Frankton 1,800 7 0
Brooklyn 1,775 111 6 Gross Alpha
Southfield 1,774 24 0
Bourbon 1,767 1 0
Troy 1,723 48 3 Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide
Odon 1,703 6 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Hagerstown 1,700 12 1 Stage 2 DBP
Osgood 1,692 7 0
Warren 1,688 16 2 Chlorine Dioxide
Argos 1,680 28 2 Disinfection Byproducts
Freelandville 1,663 195 7 Carbon Tetrachloride, Chlorine, Stage 2 DBP
Cannelton 1,658 7 0
Rossville 1,653 9 0
Dale 1,637 14 0
Harlan 1,634 18 0
New Harmony 1,633 11 0
Gentryville 1,625 9 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Seymour 1,621 22 1 Stage 2 DBP
Woodburn 1,609 4 0
Thorntown 1,600 5 0
Eaton 1,595 19 0
Milford 1,586 134 0
Daleville 1,585 19 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Pierceton 1,522 111 29 Barium, Chlorine Dioxide, Disinfection Byproducts +1 more
Arcadia 1,515 5 0
Trafalgar 1,490 19 0
Dayton 1,420 8 0
Montgomery 1,410 14 0
Monroeville 1,400 11 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Poseyville 1,400 39 29 Selenium
Parker 1,400 9 1 Chlorine
Geneva 1,359 12 0
Morocco 1,330 22 2 TTHM
Wanatah 1,327 79 2 E. coli
Redkey 1,323 6 0
Farmland 1,301 18 0
Westport 1,300 198 55 TTHM
Converse 1,265 41 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Otterbein 1,262 9 0
Galveston 1,258 9 0
Mulberry 1,252 5 0
Morristown 1,218 4 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Akron 1,206 8 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Oxford 1,200 11 0
Holland 1,200 4 2 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Lynnville 1,200 28 18 Disinfection Byproducts, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Remington 1,182 69 5 Disinfection Byproducts
Ladoga 1,180 5 0
Topeka 1,178 2 0
Cromwell 1,164 85 2 Disinfection Byproducts
Grabill 1,163 29 8 Disinfection Byproducts
Cayuga 1,162 3 0
Clay City 1,152 19 1 Stage 2 DBP
Andrews 1,149 57 1 Stage 2 DBP
Brook 1,126 45 0
Ogden Dunes 1,110 29 1 Stage 2 DBP
Farmington Hills 1,099 64 9 Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Stage 2 DBP
Lynn 1,097 11 0
Arlington 1,096 96 4 Chlorine, Chlorine Dioxide
Markle 1,095 5 0
Carbon 1,088 9 0
Sunman 1,058 9 0
Walton 1,040 9 0
Silver Lake 1,030 11 0
Montezuma 1,022 47 29 Selenium
Winslow 1,010 50 0
Lanesville 1,009 9 1 Stage 2 DBP
Mentone 1,001 14 0
Wolcott 1,001 17 0
Jamestown 1,000 4 0
Goodland 990 13 0
Hymera 984 5 0
Ashley 983 5 0
Swayzee 975 63 0
Spiceland 969 4 0
Francesville 969 16 2 Chlorine
Shirley 960 7 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Millersburg 957 8 0
Waynetown 953 3 0
Chalmers 910 65 6 Barium, Disinfection Byproducts
Lafontaine 906 6 0
Francisco 900 6 0
Bunker Hill 900 2 0
Milroy 900 4 0
St. Mary of the Woods 900 1 0
Campbellsburg 900 7 0
English 886 11 0
Oldenburg 880 45 1 Stage 2 DBP
Medora 873 1 0
Monroe 872 1 0
Lyons 870 18 5 Disinfection Byproducts, Stage 2 DBP
Hillsdale 870 17 4 Chlorine Dioxide, Stage 2 DBP
Van Buren 864 20 3 Disinfection Byproducts, TTHM
Royal Center 861 8 0
Gaston 838 78 0
Farmersburg 832 14 0
Bainbridge 830 14 1 Stage 2 DBP
Ridgeville 825 36 0
Monroe City 813 6 5 Disinfection Byproducts
Hamlet 801 12 0
Waldron 800 3 0
Kirklin 788 20 14 TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
New Market 765 7 1 Stage 2 DBP
Grandview 765 5 0
Linden 759 103 2 Disinfection Byproducts
Boswell 750 36 0
Patoka 750 15 1 Stage 2 DBP
Lakeville 750 4 0
St. Bernice 750 9 2 Disinfection Byproducts
Atlanta 735 12 1 Disinfection Byproducts
West Lebanon 723 11 0
Shipshewana 703 5 0
Cynthiana 699 1 0
Colfax 690 4 2 Disinfection Byproducts
Donaldson 680 13 0
Kewanna 678 3 0
Etna Green 663 23 0
Paragon 663 4 0
Clarks Hill 660 10 0
Dana 660 46 1 Stage 2 DBP
St. Meinrad 658 2 0
Durham 620 247 9 Chlorine Dioxide, E. coli
Elnora 620 14 0
Medaryville 614 32 0
Camden 611 0 0
Lapeer 608 172 7 Chlorine Dioxide, Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli +1 more
West Covina 598 7 0
Hudson 564 75 2 Barium
Bloomingdale 562 50 11 Chlorine Dioxide, Disinfection Byproducts, Selenium +1 more
Kingman 560 73 64 Barium, Disinfection Byproducts
Laurel 560 162 15 Chlorine Dioxide
Noblesville 556 11 0
Sharpsville 553 205 0
Hillsboro 540 10 2 Stage 2 DBP
Vernon 538 52 8 E. coli, TTHM
Reynolds 533 16 0
Orland 530 8 0
North Salem 515 5 0
Fillmore 510 2 0
Advance 500 7 0
Newport 495 23 1 Stage 2 DBP
Lizton 488 26 3 Disinfection Byproducts
Englewood 477 92 10 Barium, Chlorine Dioxide, Stage 2 DBP
Wheatland 474 88 0
Dallas 470 15 0
Perrysville 470 40 15 Barium
Losantville 450 17 0
Bruceville 449 16 1 Stage 2 DBP
Sandborn 449 18 1 Stage 2 DBP
Kokomo 448 105 5 Chlorine, E. coli, Stage 2 DBP
Wabash 441 7 1 Disinfection Byproducts
Lagro 438 1 0
Spurgeon 430 6 2 Stage 2 DBP
Russellville 405 37 0
Orestes 400 10 0
Roann 400 4 2 Gross Alpha
Orem 390 4 1 Stage 2 DBP
St. Petersburg 362 5 0
Mt. Summit 350 71 0
New Richmond 330 9 3 Disinfection Byproducts
Marshall 330 6 0
Glenwood 313 39 36 TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Earl Park 300 47 0
Hazleton 288 12 0
Decker 273 21 0
Pontiac 272 13 3 E. coli, Stage 2 DBP
Lake Village 270 18 1 Stage 2 DBP
Westfield 267 22 1 E. coli
Schneider 267 52 1 Selenium
Corunna 255 7 0
Ambia 250 54 8 Chlorine Dioxide
Grantsburg 250 28 1 Stage 2 DBP
Worthington 249 6 2 Disinfection Byproducts
Kingsbury 240 21 0
Leavenworth 233 4 0
Mather 232 6 0
Rolling Prairie 231 85 2 Chlorine Dioxide, Stage 2 DBP
Russiaville 230 29 2 Disinfection Byproducts
Clearwater 215 46 0
Ojai 213 178 1 E. coli
Lowell 210 43 2 Stage 2 DBP
Zionsville 207 305 11 Chlorine Dioxide, E. coli, Gross Alpha +1 more
Leo 182 0 0
Ada 165 130 0
Warsaw 162 70 14 Barium, E. coli, Gross Alpha
Louisville 140 12 4 Nitrate-Nitrite, Selenium, Stage 2 DBP
Shelbyville 138 6 0
Leesburg 129 96 3 Disinfection Byproducts, E. coli, Gross Alpha
New York 128 9 0
Muncie 126 5 0
Richmond 104 153 3 Stage 2 DBP

Data Sources

Drinking water data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Only active community water systems (CWS) serving 100+ people are included.

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