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Paoli Water Department

Serves Paoli, Orange County, IN · 3,677 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Paoli Water Department in the last ten years.

  • IN5259004
  • ORLEANS
  • IN
  • 3,677 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 47452
EPA system ID IN5259004

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

Key facts

  • Paoli Water Department buys its water from Patoka Lake Regional Water.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, August 2000.
  • Record on file since 1978, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,769 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.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1978

EPA's records for Paoli Water Department go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (6 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 138 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 10
1990s 5 119
2000s 4 6
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2004, Resolved.

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2000 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1996 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1995 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 1993 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Paoli Water Department in 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2000.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 10, 2000 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule

Where the water comes from

Paoli Water Department buys its water from Patoka Lake Regional Water. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Paoli 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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