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Princeton Water Department

Serves an area of Gibson County, IN that includes Princeton · 10,875 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Princeton Water Department in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • IN5226008
  • PRINCETON
  • IN
  • 10,875 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 47670
EPA system ID IN5226008

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

Key facts

  • Princeton Water Department draws water from 7 wells.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 4,106 unknown out of 4,289 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Jul 2, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 10, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Feb 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Princeton Water Department go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 1
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 0 10

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 1994, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1994 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Princeton Water Department draws water from 7 wells.

Annual water quality report

Princeton 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.

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.

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