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Bremen Water Department

Serves Bremen, Marshall County, IN · 4,516 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Bremen Water Department in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • IN5250003
  • BREMEN
  • IN
  • 4,516 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 46506
EPA system ID IN5250003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Bremen Water Department draws water from 5 wells.
  • Record on file since 1997, with 4 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 325 unknown out of 1,728 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1997

EPA's records for Bremen Water Department go back to 1997. Before October 20, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 4 4
2000s 0 13
2020s 1 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began July 1999, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1999 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1999 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1998 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1997 Resolved

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Bremen Water Department draws water from 5 wells.

Annual water quality report

Bremen Water Department 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.

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Testing your own water

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