Public water system record
Madison Water Department
Serves an area of Jefferson County, IN that includes Madison · 15,323 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Madison 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
- 6
Key facts
- Madison Water Department draws water from 7 wells.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,710 unknown out of 6,117 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 27, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Jun 20, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Madison Water Department go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 46 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 21 |
| 2000s | 1 | 24 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2000, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Madison Water Department draws water from 7 wells. 4 other community water systems buy water from Madison Water Department. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Madison Water Department.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Canaan Utilities Canaan, IN
- Dupont Water Company Commiskey, IN
- Madison State Hospital Indianapolis, IN
- Rykers Ridge Water Company Madison, IN
Annual water quality report
Madison 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells