How many water violations are in Madison County?

Madison County has 2,880 total drinking water violations across 49 water systems, of which 278 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.

How many people get water from Madison County systems?

Water systems in Madison County serve approximately 103,123 people through 49 public water systems.

Has PFAS been detected in Madison County water?

Under EPA UCMR5, 1 of 5 tested systems in Madison County had at least one PFAS detection (20.0% of the UCMR5-tested subset - not of all 49 SDWIS systems).

What types of water sources supply Madison County?

Water systems in Madison County use GW (47 systems), SW (2 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. 9.7% of Madison County's violations are health-based. Among counties with any SDWIS violations, this extract puts Madison County in the lower health-based share band. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.

Where does Madison County sit among U.S. counties for water-system population?

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Madison County ranks #563 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #12 of 92 counties in Indiana. Ordinals use the same total_population DESC sort as the counties directory. See /methodology#corpus-placement.

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Madison County, Indiana

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SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet IN095 · Madison County 49 sys · 2,880 viol · #563/3254

VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-LOW · SRC-GW · SYS-MID · BOOK-FULL

VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
HEALTH-LOW 9.7% health
RANK-TOP #563/3254
PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
PFAS-LOW 20.0% detect
SRC-GW GW lead 96%
SYS-MID 49 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, Madison County ranks #563 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #12 of 92 counties in Indiana. See methodology · corpus placement.

Madison 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 9.7% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 20.0% is UCMR5 detect rate in the tested-pool middle third (≤ 33.3%) . Population served ranks #563 of 3,254 · #12 of 92 in Indiana.

Water Systems

System Name	Population	Violations	PFAS
Anderson Water Department	58,942	126	Detected
Elwood Water & Sewage	8,586	28	Clean
Ingalls Water Company	7,600	309	Clean
Pendleton Water Company	5,758	20	Clean
Alexandria Water Department	5,149	70	Clean
Chesterfield Water Department	2,800	22	-
Lapel Municipal Water Company	2,379	100	-
Edgewood Water Department	2,053	35	-
Frankton Water Works	1,800	79	-
Indiana American Water - Summitville	1,078	1	-
Sunoco Food Mart	809	12	-
East Elementary	800	13	-
Bonges Tavern	712	17	-
Red Gold - Elwood - Emergency Wells	469	16	-
Camp Kikthawenund Boy Scouts	450	104	-
Fall Creek Christian Church	400	45	-
Orestes Water Works	400	65	-
Ovid Community Church	366	122	-
Ovid Community Church - Youth Center	200	146	-
Subway	200	114	-
Florida Station Church God	175	49	-
Harmony Christian Church	168	32	-
Regency MHP - Regency Estates, LLC	128	41	-
West Cross Street Alliance Church	125	76	-
Christian Congregation Church	100	81	-
Valley Grove Freewill Baptist Church	100	11	-
Lone Oak Wesleyan	100	43	-
Church Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints	100	31	-
North Anderson Wesleyan Church	99	90	-
Airport Restaurant, Inc.	99	181	-
Bethel Baptist Church	90	14	-
Vermillion Christian Church	75	15	-
Elm Grove Christian Church	75	117	-
Hoosier Land Park	75	112	-
St. Johns Lutheran Church	70	18	-
Combat Ministries, Inc	65	34	-
Citizens Water of Westfield LLC	65	10	-
Newco Metals	60	158	-
Grace in Motion Wellness Solutions	55	19	-
Dollar General - Elwood	55	6	-
Dollar General #22911 - Anderson	54	3	-
R & R Engineering Co. Inc	44	13	-
Muncie RV Resort, LLC	37	25	-
Glo Wood Campground	31	38	-
MS Petro, Inc.	27	164	-
Selah Properties, LLC	25	16	-
Dollar General - Markleville	25	5	-
Mounds State Park - Artesian Well	25	8	-
Innisdale United Brethren Church	25	26	-

Compare beyond Indiana

Mid-flagged peers for Madison County

Cross-state counties nearest Madison County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (2,880). 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.

4 peers

Similar violation load

Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).

4 peers

Read our methodology · Check your water system - 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

Compiled by PlainWater, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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