Public water system record
Dale Water Works
Serves Dale, Spencer County, IN · 1,637 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Dale Water Works in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Dale Water Works buys its water from St. Henry Water Corporation.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Indiana, September 2009.
- Record on file since 1978, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 462 unknown out of 711 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1978
EPA's records for Dale Water Works go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 14 |
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2009, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2007 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Indiana regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Dale Water Works between 2007 and 2009. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2009 | Indiana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 29, 2007 | Indiana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Dale Water Works buys its water from St. Henry Water Corporation. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- St. Henry Water Corporation Ferdinand, IN
Annual water quality report
Dale 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.
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