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Elberfeld Water Department

Serves an area of Warrick County, IN that includes Elberfeld · 2,122 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Elberfeld Water Department in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • IN5287003
  • ELBERFELD
  • IN
  • 2,122 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 47613
EPA system ID IN5287003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Elberfeld Water Department buys its water from Evansville Water Utility.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 63.8 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2021.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 928 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63.8 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Elberfeld Water Department go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
2020s 1 1

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Elberfeld Water Department buys its water from Evansville Water Utility. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Elberfeld Water Department.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Elberfeld 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.

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