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Huntington Water Department

Serves Huntington, Huntington County, IN · 17,300 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Huntington Water Department in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • IN5235005
  • HUNTINGTON
  • IN
  • 17,300 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 46750
EPA system ID IN5235005

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Huntington Water Department draws water from 9 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 96.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2022.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 61 lead and 2,323 unknown out of 7,176 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 96.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 92.6 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83.1 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Huntington Water Department go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 33 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 9
1990s 0 2
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 21
2020s 3 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2015, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 92.4 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 104.1 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 91.7 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

3 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Huntington Water Department draws water from 9 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

Huntington 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

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