Public water system record
Borden Tri-County Region
Serves Borden and New Pekin, Clark County and Washington County, IN · 11,637 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Borden Tri-County Region in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved CARBON, TOTAL violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Borden Tri-County Region draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Indiana, March 2009.
- Record on file since 1980, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,488 unknown out of 4,354 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Borden Tri-County Region go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (19 resolved) and 86 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 2 | 67 |
| 2000s | 13 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 4 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2015, Resolved.
Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62.4 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 60.2 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0852 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0839 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.1 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Indiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Borden Tri-County Region in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2009 | Indiana | Compliance order with a penalty | 6 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), CARBON, TOTAL |
What the violations mean
CARBON, TOTAL
4 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Borden Tri-County Region draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Indiana American Water - S. Indiana. 1 other community water system buys water from Borden Tri-County Region.
Buys water from
- Indiana American Water - S. Indiana Greenwood, IN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Floyds Knobs Water Company, Inc. Greenville, IN
Annual water quality report
Borden Tri-County Region 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