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City of Lawrence Utilities

Serves Lawrence, Marion County, IN · 49,000 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Lawrence Utilities 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.

  • IN5249005
  • INDIANAPOLIS
  • IN
  • 49,000 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 46216
EPA system ID IN5249005

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
3
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • City of Lawrence Utilities draws water from 9 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 120 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit), 2025.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 15,284 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 91.1 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times 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 120 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 220 Jul 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 88.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Aug 1, 2021 Resolved Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for City of Lawrence Utilities go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 9
1990s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
2020s 4 2

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

3 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

City of Lawrence Utilities draws water from 9 wells.

Annual water quality report

City of 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.

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

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