Public water system record
Citizens Water - Indianapolis
Serves Indianapolis, Beech Grove, Meridian Hills and 10 more places, Marion County, IN · 880,345 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Citizens Water - Indianapolis 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
- Citizens Water - Indianapolis draws water from 83 wells and 6 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1979, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 56,766 lead and 39,935 unknown out of 374,679 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Citizens Water - Indianapolis go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
Citizens Water - Indianapolis draws water from 83 wells and 6 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Anderson Water Department. 11 other community water systems buy water from Citizens Water - Indianapolis.
Buys water from
- Anderson Water Department Anderson, IN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Brownsburg Water Works Brownsburg, IN
- Carmel Clay Water Carmel, IN
- Citizens Water - Morgan Indianapolis, IN
- Citizens Water of Westfield LLC Indianapolis, IN
- Citizens Water of Westfield, LLC Indianapolis, IN
- Danville Water Works Danville, IN
- Morgan County Rural Water Company Martinsville, IN
- Pittsboro Water Company Brownsburg, IN
- Town of Lizton Water Utility Lizton, IN
- Tri-County Conservancy District Camby, IN
- Whitestown South Whitestown, IN
Annual water quality report
Citizens Water - Indianapolis 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.
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