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Decatur, IN

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⚠️4 health-based violations on record.
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Water sources
20
Violations
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Pollution sources
0
Self-reported
0
Lawsuits

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Public water systems

Decatur Water Department

PWSID:
IN5201002
Source:
Ground water
Serves:
9,900 people

Oakwood Community Association, Inc.

PWSID:
IN5201009
Source:
Ground water
Serves:
210 people

Riverbend Estates

PWSID:
IN5201006
Source:
Ground water
Serves:
50 people

EPA & DEP violations

City-wide

20 violations

  • Radium-226 — MR violation

    medium severityArchived

    Radium-226 MR violation (Archived).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2026 · 7 months ago · Source ↗

  • Radium-228 — MR violation

    medium severityArchived

    Radium-228 MR violation (Archived).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2026 · 7 months ago · Source ↗

  • Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U — MR violation

    medium severityArchived

    Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR violation (Archived).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2026 · 7 months ago · Source ↗

  • Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

    medium severityResolved

    Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Oct 1, 2025 · 10 months ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — MON violation

    medium severityResolved

    Revised Total Coliform Rule MON violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MON · Began Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

    medium severityUnaddressed

    Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Unaddressed).

    EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2025 · 1 year ago · Source ↗

  • Lead and Copper Rule — MR violation

    medium severityResolved

    Lead and Copper Rule MR violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2024 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — MCL violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MCL · Began Oct 1, 2023 · 2 years ago · Source ↗

  • Groundwater Rule — TT violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Groundwater Rule TT violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · TT · Began Jan 21, 2022 · 4 years ago · Source ↗

  • Groundwater Rule — TT violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Groundwater Rule TT violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · TT · Began Jan 21, 2022 · 4 years ago · Source ↗

  • Groundwater Rule — TT violation

    high severityHealth-basedResolved

    Groundwater Rule TT violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · TT · Began Jan 21, 2022 · 4 years ago · Source ↗

  • Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

    medium severityResolved

    Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Oct 30, 2020 · 5 years ago · Source ↗

  • Radium-228 — MR violation

    medium severityResolved

    Radium-228 MR violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago · Source ↗

  • Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U — MR violation

    medium severityResolved

    Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Jan 1, 2020 · 6 years ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — MON violation

    medium severityResolved

    Revised Total Coliform Rule MON violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MON · Began Feb 1, 2019 · 7 years ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — MON violation

    medium severityResolved

    Revised Total Coliform Rule MON violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MON · Began Jan 1, 2019 · 7 years ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — MON violation

    medium severityResolved

    Revised Total Coliform Rule MON violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MON · Began Dec 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗

  • Revised Total Coliform Rule — MON violation

    medium severityResolved

    Revised Total Coliform Rule MON violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MON · Began Nov 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗

  • Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

    medium severityResolved

    Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Oct 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗

  • Lead and Copper Rule — MR violation

    medium severityResolved

    Lead and Copper Rule MR violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · MR · Began Oct 1, 2018 · 7 years ago · Source ↗

Water-related lawsuits

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