Public water system record
Bruceville Water Utility
Serves an area of Knox County, IN that includes Bruceville · 449 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Bruceville Water Utility 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
- 9
Key facts
- Bruceville Water Utility buys its water from Knox County Water, Inc.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Indiana, April 2003.
- Record on file since 1979, with 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 285 unknown out of 285 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 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
|
Jan 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Bruceville Water Utility go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (14 resolved) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5 | 7 |
| 2000s | 9 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began July 2003, Resolved.
Show all 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2000 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1999 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Resolved |
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Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Indiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Bruceville Water Utility in 2003. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2003 | Indiana | Compliance order with a penalty | 10 violations (10 health-based): Nitrate |
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
Bruceville Water Utility buys its water from Knox County Water, Inc. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Knox County Water, Inc. Vincennes, IN
Annual water quality report
Bruceville Water Utility 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Bruceville Water Utility for a copy.
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