Public water system record
South Lawrence Utilities
Serves an area of Lawrence County, IN that includes Mitchell · 6,395 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for South Lawrence Utilities in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- South Lawrence Utilities draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, January 1998.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,711 unknown out of 2,845 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.
None since October 2016.
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 7, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for South Lawrence Utilities go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 71 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 68 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1996, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against South Lawrence Utilities in 1998. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 1998 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 63 violations: 1,2-Dichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-Dichloropropane, 1,1,2-Trichloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene |
Where the water comes from
South Lawrence Utilities draws water from 5 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Mitchell Water Department.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Mitchell Water Department Mitchell, IN
Annual water quality report
South Lawrence Utilities 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