Public water system record
Watson Rural Water Company
Serves Jeffersonville, Charlestown and Utica, Clark County, IN · 15,750 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Watson Rural Water Company 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
- 0
Key facts
- Watson Rural Water Company draws water from 8 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Indiana, September 2006.
- Record on file since 1979, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,159 unknown out of 7,772 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Watson Rural Water Company go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 43 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 30 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2006, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Indiana regulators issued 1 boil water order to Watson Rural Water Company in 2006. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2006 | Indiana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Watson Rural Water Company draws water from 8 wells. It also buys water from Indiana American Water - S. Indiana.
Buys water from
- Indiana American Water - S. Indiana Greenwood, IN
Annual water quality report
Watson Rural Water Company 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