Public water system record
South Bend Water Works
Serves South Bend, Granger and Roseland, St. Joseph County, IN · 115,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for South Bend Water Works 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
- 1
Key facts
- South Bend Water Works draws water from 29 wells.
- Record on file since 1979, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 27,001 lead and 10,572 unknown out of 48,940 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for South Bend Water Works go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 115 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 8 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 97 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2000, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
South Bend Water Works draws water from 29 wells.
Annual water quality report
South Bend Water Works 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
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