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Schererville Water Department

Serves Schererville, Lake County, IN · 30,000 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Schererville Water Department in the last ten years.

  • IN5245041
  • SCHERERVILLE
  • IN
  • 30,000 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 46375
EPA system ID IN5245041

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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

  • Schererville Water Department buys its water from Indiana American Water - Northwest.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 6 lead and 12,526 unknown out of 12,546 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Schererville Water Department go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 1
1990s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 4
2020s 0 1

Where the water comes from

Schererville Water Department buys its water from Indiana American Water - Northwest. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Schererville Water Department.

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Annual water quality report

Schererville 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.

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Testing your own water

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