Public water system record
Birdseye Water System
Serves Birdseye, Dubois County, IN · 972 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Birdseye Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- Birdseye Water System buys its water from Patoka Lake Regional Water and St. Anthony Water Utility.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Indiana, June 2016.
- Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 412 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | May 1, 2024 | Resolved | Yes |
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 |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Birdseye Water System go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 24 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 22 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2014, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Indiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Birdseye Water System in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2016 | Indiana | Compliance order with a penalty | 12 violations (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Birdseye Water System buys its water from Patoka Lake Regional Water and St. Anthony Water Utility. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Patoka Lake Regional Water Dubois, IN
- St. Anthony Water Utility St. Anthony, IN
Annual water quality report
Birdseye Water System 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