Public water system record
Tell City Water Department
Serves Tell City, Perry County, IN · 9,315 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 24 monitoring/reporting issues for Tell City Water Department 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
- 24
Key facts
- Tell City Water Department draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Indiana, April 2012.
- Record on file since 1979, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,458 unknown out of 3,370 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Tell City Water Department go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 71 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 57 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 23 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2012, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Indiana regulators issued 3 boil water orders to Tell City Water Department between 2006 and 2012. The most recent was a boil water order in April 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2012 | Indiana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 24, 2011 | Indiana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 15, 2006 | Indiana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Tell City Water Department draws water from 7 wells. 2 other community water systems buy water from Tell City Water Department. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Tell City Water Department.
Community systems that buy water from it
- And-Tro Water Authority - District 1 Tell City, IN
- Troy Township Water Association Tell City, IN
Annual water quality report
Tell City 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.
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