Public water system record
Ferdinand Water Department
Serves Ferdinand, Dubois County, IN · 2,918 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Ferdinand 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
- 4
Key facts
- Ferdinand Water Department buys its water from Patoka Lake Regional Water.
- Record on file since 1979, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 226 unknown out of 1,031 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 |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Ferdinand Water Department go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 34 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 | 17 |
| 1990s | 1 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began January 2015, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61.4 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63.2 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 66.4 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Ferdinand Water Department buys its water from Patoka Lake Regional Water. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Ferdinand Water Department.
Buys water from
- Patoka Lake Regional Water Dubois, IN
Community systems that buy water from it
- St. Henry Water Corporation Ferdinand, IN
Annual water quality report
Ferdinand 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