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Dubois County, Indiana

Water Systems
11
Population Served
61,963
Total Violations
930
172 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
84.5
Avg Violations per System
18.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
11 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
40.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Dubois Indiana water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (11)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Jasper Municipal Water Utility 17,440 143 Detected
Patoka Lake Regional Water 13,503 33 Clean
Dubois Water Utilities 9,078 1 Clean
Huntingburg Municipal Water 6,526 204 Clean
Ireland Utilities, Inc. 4,395 9 Detected
St. Henry Water Corporation 3,293 12 -
Ferdinand Water Department 2,918 83 -
St. Anthony Water Utility 1,813 8 -
Holland Water Works 1,200 187 -
Birdseye Water System 972 161 -
Duff Water Corporation 825 89 -

Other Counties in Indiana

Marion County
56 systems · 949,929 served · 5,652 violations
Lake County
108 systems · 539,424 served · 12,533 violations
Allen County
91 systems · 324,113 served · 5,221 violations
Hamilton County
66 systems · 229,377 served · 6,714 violations
St. Joseph County
221 systems · 218,797 served · 16,354 violations
Vanderburgh County
6 systems · 195,582 served · 332 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Dubois County? ▼
Dubois County has 930 total drinking water violations across 11 water systems, of which 172 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Dubois County systems? ▼
Water systems in Dubois County serve approximately 61,963 people through 11 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Dubois County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Dubois County, 2 had PFAS detected (40.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Dubois County? ▼
Water systems in Dubois County use SW (11 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 18.5% of Dubois County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.