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Huntingburg Municipal Water

Serves Huntingburg, Dubois County, IN · 6,526 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Huntingburg Municipal Water in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • IN5219007
  • HUNTINGBURG
  • IN
  • 6,526 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 47542
EPA system ID IN5219007

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
10

Key facts

  • Huntingburg Municipal Water draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 60.6 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit), 2024.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 25 lead and 399 unknown out of 2,684 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 60.6 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2017 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Sep 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for Huntingburg Municipal Water go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 65 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 8
1980s 0 17
1990s 0 30
2000s 1 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 7
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 8
2020s 1 0

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 61.6 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 68.5 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 70.6 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Huntingburg Municipal Water draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Patoka Lake Regional Water.

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Annual water quality report

Huntingburg Municipal Water 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

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