Public water system record
Oakland City Water Department
Serves an area of Gibson County, IN that includes Oakland City · 2,938 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Oakland City Water Department in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved CARBON, TOTAL violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 13
Key facts
- Oakland City Water Department draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 1998.
- Record on file since 1979, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3 lead and 1,127 unknown out of 1,162 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
2,3,7,8-TCDD
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Oakland City Water Department go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (1 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 106 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 | 16 |
| 1990s | 4 | 39 |
| 2000s | 1 | 12 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 31 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 12 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began October 2003, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Oakland City Water Department in 1998. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1998 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE |
What the violations mean
CARBON, TOTAL
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that federal rules require for CARBON, TOTAL (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Oakland City Water Department draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Patoka Lake Regional Water.
Buys water from
- Patoka Lake Regional Water Dubois, IN
Annual water quality report
Oakland City 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.
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