Public water system record
Oolitic Water Works
Serves Oolitic, Avoca and East Oolitic, Lawrence County, IN · 1,315 people served
Federal records show 17 health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Oolitic Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 17
- Resolved
- 15
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 2
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 10
Key facts
- Oolitic Water Works buys its water from Bedford City Utilities.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 92.2 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.5 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Indiana, June 2024.
- Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 597 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62.3 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 66 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61.5 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89.3 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 80.3 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84.1 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89.9 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 92.2 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.6 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.6 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Oolitic Water Works go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020s | 13 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2016, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63.1 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 73.7 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 69.8 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 74.2 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Indiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Oolitic Water Works in 2024. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2024 | Indiana | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
10 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
7 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Oolitic Water Works buys its water from Bedford City Utilities. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to North Lawrence Water Authority.
Buys water from
- Bedford City Utilities Bedford, IN
Emergency or part-time connections to
- North Lawrence Water Authority Bedford, IN
Annual water quality report
Oolitic 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.
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