Public water system record
Brown County Water Utility
Serves an area of Brown County, IN that includes Helmsburg · 15,368 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Brown County Water Utility 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
- 5
Key facts
- Brown County Water Utility draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Indiana, July 2009.
- Record on file since 1979, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 6,147 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
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Brown County Water Utility go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 34 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 22 |
| 2000s | 5 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2009, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Indiana regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Brown County Water Utility between 2006 and 2009. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2009 | Indiana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 16, 2006 | Indiana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Brown County Water Utility draws water from 6 wells. It also buys water from Citizens Water - Morgan, Jackson County Water Utility and Nashville Water Department. 1 other community water system and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Brown County Water Utility. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Brown County Water Utility.
Buys water from
- Citizens Water - Morgan Indianapolis, IN
- Jackson County Water Utility Brownstown, IN
- Nashville Water Department Nashville, IN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Nashville Water Department Nashville, IN
Annual water quality report
Brown County Water Utility 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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