Public water system record
Hope Water Department
Serves Hope, Bartholomew County, IN · 2,113 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Hope Water Department in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Hope Water Department buys its water from Eastern Bartholomew Water.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Indiana, January 2004.
- Record on file since 1980, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 880 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Hope Water Department go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 26 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 13 |
| 2000s | 4 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began July 2005, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Indiana regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Hope Water Department between 1998 and 2004. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2004 | Indiana | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Nitrate |
| Jun 22, 1998 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Hope Water Department buys its water from Eastern Bartholomew Water. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Eastern Bartholomew Water Taylorsville, IN
Annual water quality report
Hope Water Department must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Indiana.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells