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Water system · PWSID IN5220008

ELKHART PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES

ELKHART, IN · ~46,455 people served

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PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

IN5220008

State

Indiana

City

ELKHART

Population served

46,455

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 16 points — the score moved from 100 to 84 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 84

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Jan 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

5.2 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.3×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

5.4 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Near EPA limit

PFPeA

7.8 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

7.5 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

5.5 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Aug 2023. Official EPA record →

Other · Lead & Copper Rule began Jul 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2021 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jan 2015 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jan 2015 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2009 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jul 2009 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2004 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jul 2004 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2015 began Jan 2001 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Aug 2023
State action · SIE Jul 2023
State action · SIA Jul 2023
State action · SIF Jun 2022
State action · SOX Mar 2022
State action · SIE Feb 2022
State action · SIE Feb 2022
State action · SIE Feb 2022

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Copper

1 station · latest Nov 2025

1.2 · max 6.8 ug/L · 78

Manganese

1 station · latest Nov 2025

47.5 · max 253 ug/L · 78

Arsenic

1 station · latest Nov 2025

1.2 · max 2.4 ug/L · 74

Fluoride

1 station · latest Nov 2025

0.15 · max 0.2 mg/L · 29

Nitrate

2 stations · latest Jan 2024

2.03 · max 22.6 mg/L · 24

Lead

1 station · latest Mar 2025

1.87 · max 2.6 ug/L · 7

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system IN5220008 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.