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Lynnville Water Works

Serves Lynnville, Warrick County, IN · 1,200 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Lynnville Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • IN5287006
  • LYNNVILLE
  • IN
  • 1,200 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 47619
EPA system ID IN5287006

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Lynnville Water Works buys its water from Patoka Lake Regional Water.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 66.4 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2023.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Indiana, November 2016.
  • Record on file since 1978, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 285 unknown out of 450 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
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63.6 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 66.4 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62.2 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2025 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1978

EPA's records for Lynnville Water Works go back to 1978. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 50 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 14
1980s 0 16
1990s 4 9
2000s 0 6
2010 to October 18, 2016 7 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 4 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2016, Resolved.

Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 99.6 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 106.3 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 92.2 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94.7 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 60.5 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 74.6 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 74.9 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1994 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1993 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 1993 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Indiana regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Lynnville Water Works in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 17, 2016 Indiana Compliance order with a penalty 7 violations (7 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

3 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Lead and Copper Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Lynnville Water Works buys its water from Patoka Lake Regional Water. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Lynnville 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

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