Public water system record
New Pekin Water Utility
Serves Salem and New Pekin, Washington County, IN · 2,150 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for New Pekin Water Utility 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
- New Pekin Water Utility buys its water from Salem Water Works.
- Record on file since 1989, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 428 unknown out of 835 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
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
Full record since 1989
EPA's records for New Pekin Water Utility go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2016, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 92.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 98.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 105.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 99.8 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
New Pekin Water Utility buys its water from Salem Water Works. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Salem Water Works Salem, IN
Annual water quality report
New Pekin Water Utility 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