SALEM WATER WORKS

SALEM, IN · ~8,200 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

IN5288005

State

Indiana

City

SALEM

Population served

8,200

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

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

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

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

140

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

236

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Aug 2025. Official EPA record →

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Jul 2025 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Bromate began Jul 2022 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Feb 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Feb 2022 Resolved

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2022 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2035 began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2037 began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2050 began Jan 2022 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Jan 2022 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Aug 2025
State action · SIF Aug 2025
State action · SIA Aug 2025
State action · SIE Aug 2025
State action · SOX Nov 2023
State action · SOX Aug 2023
State action · SIE Jul 2023
State action · SIA Jul 2023

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

Nitrate

1 station · latest Mar 2022

0.25 · max 0.25 mg/L · 1

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 IN5288005 — 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.