Public water system record
Patriot Water Department
Serves an area of Switzerland County, IN that includes Patriot and Florence · 11,937 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Patriot 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
- 9
Key facts
- Patriot Water Department draws water from 5 wells.
- Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,559 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 12, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 12, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 12, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 12, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Jun 2, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Patriot Water Department go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 122 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 29 |
| 2000s | 0 | 91 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 8 |
Where the water comes from
Patriot Water Department draws water from 5 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Patriot Water Department.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Canaan Utilities Canaan, IN
Annual water quality report
Patriot 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.
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