Public water system record
Columbia City Water Department
Serves Columbia City, Whitley County, IN · 9,892 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Columbia City 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
- 3
Key facts
- Columbia City Water Department draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Indiana, September 2012.
- Record on file since 1980, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 168 lead and 1,575 unknown out of 4,027 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
May 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Columbia City Water Department go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began September 2012, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Indiana regulators issued 1 boil water order to Columbia City Water Department in 2012. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2012 | Indiana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Columbia City Water Department draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Columbia City 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.
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