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Michigan City Department of Water Works

Serves Michigan City, Trail Creek, Michiana Shores and 2 more places, LaPorte County, IN · 33,996 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Michigan City Department of Water Works in the last ten years.

  • IN5246020
  • MICHIGAN CITY
  • IN
  • 33,996 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 46361
EPA system ID IN5246020

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Michigan City Department of Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Indiana, September 2011.
  • Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 0 unknown out of 13,947 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1979

EPA's records for Michigan City Department of Water Works go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 28 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 8
1980s 0 8
2000s 0 12
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 0
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2011, Resolved.

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Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2011 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Indiana regulators issued 1 boil water order to Michigan City Department of Water Works in 2011. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2011.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 21, 2011 Indiana Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

Where the water comes from

Michigan City Department of Water Works draws water from 1 surface water intake. 4 other community water systems buy water from Michigan City Department of Water Works.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Michigan City Department of 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.

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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