Public water system record
Rochester Water Department
Serves Rochester, Fulton County, IN · 6,218 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Rochester 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
- 2
Key facts
- Rochester Water Department draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Indiana, August 2013.
- Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 27 lead and 1,945 unknown out of 3,931 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Rochester Water Department go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 28 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 25 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2013, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Indiana regulators issued 1 boil water order to Rochester Water Department in 2013. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2013 | Indiana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Rochester Water Department draws water from 5 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Rochester Water Department.
Community systems that buy water from it
- South Richland Conservancy District Bremen, IN
Annual water quality report
Rochester 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