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New Chicago Water Works

Serves Hobart and New Chicago, Lake County, IN · 5,500 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for New Chicago Water Works in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • IN5245032
  • HOBART
  • IN
  • 5,500 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 46342
EPA system ID IN5245032

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

Key facts

  • New Chicago Water Works buys its water from Indiana American Water - Northwest.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 2009.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,495 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
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Active

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for New Chicago Water Works go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 4 5
2000s 0 5
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 1998, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 1998 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1993 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1993 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against New Chicago Water Works in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 18, 2009 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Where the water comes from

New Chicago Water Works buys its water from Indiana American Water - Northwest. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

New Chicago Water Works 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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