Public water system record
Patoka Lake Regional Water
Serves an area of Dubois County, IN that includes Dubois and Celestine · 13,503 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Patoka Lake Regional Water 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
- 2
Key facts
- Patoka Lake Regional Water draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1979, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,990 unknown out of 6,593 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, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Patoka Lake Regional Water go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began July 2010, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Patoka Lake Regional Water draws water from 1 surface water intake. 24 other community water systems buy water from Patoka Lake Regional Water.
Community systems that buy water from it
- And-Tro Water Authority - District 2 Tell City, IN
- Birdseye Water System Birdseye, IN
- Dubois Water Utilities Dubois, IN
- Duff Water Corporation Huntingburg, IN
- English Water Works English, IN
- Ferdinand Water Department Ferdinand, IN
- Finch Newton Water, Inc. Chrisney, IN
- Holland Water Works Holland, IN
- Huntingburg Municipal Water Huntingburg, IN
- Ireland Utilities, Inc. Ireland, IN
- Lynnville Water Works Lynnville, IN
- Oakland City Water Department Oakland City, IN
- Orleans Water Works Orleans, IN
- Otwell Water Corporation Otwell, IN
- Paoli Water Department Orleans, IN
- Pike-Gibson Water, Inc. Oakland City, IN
- Posey Township Water Corp. Hardinsburg, IN
- Santa Claus Water Utility Santa Claus, IN
- Springs Valley Regional Water District French Lick, IN
- Spurgeon Water Works Spurgeon, IN
- St. Anthony Water Utility St. Anthony, IN
- St. Henry Water Corporation Ferdinand, IN
- St. Meinrad Utilities, Inc. St. Meinrad, IN
- Tennyson Water Utility Tennyson, IN
Annual water quality report
Patoka Lake Regional 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.
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