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Howard County, Indiana

Water Systems
44
Population Served
73,406
Total Violations
5,685
341 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

97.7%
Systems with Violations
129.2
Avg Violations per System
6.0%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
43 systems (98%)
SW
1 system (2%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
100.0%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (43)

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
Indiana American Water - Kokomo 59,313 9 Clean
Western School Corporation 3,010 106 -
Greentown Municipal Water 2,500 68 -
Indiana American Water - Russiaville 1,178 233 -
Northwestern JR./SR. High School 1,000 14 -
Taylor Community School Corporation 833 9 -
Chapel Hill Christian Church 695 39 -
Northwestern Elementary School 634 21 -
Oak Brook Estates 455 71 -
Howard Elementary School 313 9 -
Fairfield Christian Church 305 68 -
Western Estates Mobile Home Park 248 132 -
IN His Image Church 227 20 -
Quick Shop 210 259 -
Center Food Mart 201 44 -
Pilgrim Holiness Church 200 361 -
Abundant Life Church 200 20 -
Christian Heritage Worship Center 175 111 -
Timbernest Townhouses 175 671 -
The Oaks of Kokomo 150 391 -
Springhill Campground 113 116 -
Carpenters House Church Childcare 106 17 -
Village Green Mobile Home Park 102 68 -
Oakland Christian Church 89 38 -
Morning Star Church 82 547 -
Chippendale Golf Course 76 99 -
Fair Havens Alliance 75 3 -
Kokomo Zion Church, Inc 75 89 -
McGonigal Buick Gmc 65 17 -
Northwestern School Corp- Maint. Office 55 9 -
Southwest Civic Shareholders Association 55 65 -
Greater Life Church 50 67 -
Northwestern Athletic Facility 50 18 -
The Oaks of Kokomo II 48 30 -
Countryside Villas 48 464 -
Mt. Gilead Baptist Church 45 110 -
Seventh Day Adventist Church 40 106 -
Kokomo Municipal Airport 39 16 -
Millerview Amish School 36 98 -
Ortman Drilling 35 0 -
Howard County Izaak League 25 24 -
Parkview Mennonite Church 25 41 -
Beaver Point Campgrounds 25 61 -
Dixon Woods Apartments 25 926 -

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 Howard County? ▼
Howard County has 5,685 total drinking water violations across 44 water systems, of which 341 are health-based violations. 97.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Howard County systems? ▼
Water systems in Howard County serve approximately 73,406 people through 44 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Howard County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Howard County, 1 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Howard County? ▼
Water systems in Howard County use GW (43 systems), SW (1 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. 6.0% of Howard 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.