Public water system record
Edwardsport Water Utility
Serves Edwardsport, Knox County, IN · 488 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 41 monitoring/reporting issues for Edwardsport Water Utility in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 41
Key facts
- Edwardsport Water Utility draws water from 2 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Carbon tetrachloride, 7.25 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (1.5 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, August 2000.
- Record on file since 1980, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 118 unknown out of 160 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Sep 5, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.25 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
310 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.25 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
310 | Oct 1, 2016 | 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
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Radium-228
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Radium-226
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Edwardsport Water Utility go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 62 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 | 51 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2 | 38 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Carbon tetrachloride, began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.25 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.25 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.25 µg/L, federal limit 5 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Edwardsport Water Utility in 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Carbon tetrachloride
2 incidentsTest results for Carbon tetrachloride were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk
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
Edwardsport Water Utility draws water from 2 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Edwardsport Water Utility.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Knox County Water, Inc. Vincennes, IN
Annual water quality report
Edwardsport 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 Edwardsport 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