Public water system record
Patoka Water & Electric
Serves Patoka, Gibson County, IN · 750 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Patoka Water & Electric in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Patoka Water & Electric draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, August 1997.
- Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 270 unknown out of 410 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Patoka Water & Electric go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 57 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 41 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 1997, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Patoka Water & Electric in 1997. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 1997 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Patoka Water & Electric draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Patoka Water & Electric 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