County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Franklin County, Indiana
10 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 13,174 people in Franklin County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 10
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 1,455
- Total violations Middle third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- 0.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (1 tested) Lower third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet IN047 · Franklin County 10 sys · 1,455 viol · #2132/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 8.6% health
- RANK-LOWER #2132/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 90%
- SYS-SMALL 10 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Vanderburgh County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Franklin County ranks #2,132 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #77 of 92 counties in Indiana. See methodology · corpus placement.
Franklin County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 8.6% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #2,132 of 3,254 · #77 of 92 in Indiana.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Franklin County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Franklin County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Water Association | 8,200 | 14 | Clean |
| Brookville Water Works | 2,800 | 24 | - |
| Oldenburg Water Works | 880 | 136 | - |
| Laurel Water Department | 560 | 420 | - |
| Bible Baptist Church | 240 | 88 | - |
| Franklin County Park | 200 | 45 | - |
| Whitewater Formerly Cottonwood Campgrnd | 100 | 420 | - |
| Metamora Church of God | 100 | 118 | - |
| Morgans Canoe Rent (Brookville) | 65 | 160 | - |
| Haspin Acres | 29 | 30 | - |
Compare beyond Indiana
Mid-flagged peers for Franklin County
Cross-state counties nearest Franklin County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (1,455). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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