Public water system record
L-A-C Utilities
Serves an area of Porter County, IN that includes Valparaiso · 2,441 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for L-A-C Utilities 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
- 2
Key facts
- L-A-C Utilities buys its water from Valparaiso Department of Water Works.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Indiana, July 2012.
- Record on file since 1989, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 957 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 22, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 22, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1989
EPA's records for L-A-C Utilities go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2012, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Indiana regulators issued 1 boil water order to L-A-C Utilities in 2012. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2012 | Indiana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
L-A-C Utilities buys its water from Valparaiso Department of Water Works. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Valparaiso Department of Water Works Valparaiso, IN
Annual water quality report
L-A-C 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.
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