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Porter County, Indiana

Water Systems
83
Population Served
60,757
Total Violations
6,413
495 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

97.6%
Systems with Violations
77.3
Avg Violations per System
7.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
49 systems (59%)
SW
1 system (1%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
50.0%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (49)

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
Valparaiso Department of Water Works 36,000 18 Clean
Hebron Water Department 3,724 465 Clean
L-A-C Utilities 2,441 18 -
Kouts Water Works 2,028 295 -
St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic 1,201 70 -
Ogden Dunes Water 1,110 48 -
Portage JR. Miss Softball Inc. 1,000 53 -
Citgo - Valparaiso 800 151 -
Morgan Township School 700 48 -
Boone Grove Middle School 700 14 -
Luke Mobil #202 671 92 -
49Er Drive in Theatre 659 18 -
Heartland Christian Center 608 55 -
Boone Grove High School 600 72 -
Porter Quick Stop 502 164 -
Forest Oaks Mhc, LLC 500 104 -
Liberty Bible Church 474 19 -
Discovery Charter School 454 4 -
Valley Baptist Church 437 0 -
Jackson Elementary School 400 84 -
Liberty Farms Mobile Home Park - #1 390 73 -
Creekside Golf Course 306 86 -
Sunset Hill Farm County Park - Manager 255 44 -
Church of Jesus Christ/Latter Day Saints 250 62 -
Faith Evangelical Bible Church 233 10 -
Victory Christian Academy 200 304 -
Open Door Fellowship Church 178 36 -
Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside) 160 191 -
Faith Fellowship Church 156 39 -
Blast Camp 153 8 -
Mallards Pointe Water System 150 578 -
Baums Bridge Inn 140 28 -
Applegarth Properties, LLC 136 177 -
Courts of Northwest Indiana - Basketball 128 72 -
Courts of Northwest Indiana - Tennis 128 56 -
Camp Lawrence 120 88 -
Portage Parks Dept - Imagination Glen 120 65 -
Leroys Hot Stuff 110 239 -
Forchetti Family YMCA 105 162 -
Family Express - Distribution Center 102 171 -
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 100 124 -
Salem United Methodist Fellowship 100 21 -
Faith Memorial Lutheran Church 98 103 -
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church 96 28 -
Kingdom Hall Jehovahs Witnesses - Hebron 88 11 -
IN Dunes Natl Lakeshore-Bldgs 101-119 80 114 -
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses 78 13 -
Gabis Arboretum at Purdue NW- Depot 75 29 -
Gabis Arboretum at Purdue NW - Pavilion 75 11 -
Shellbourne Conference Center 72 55 -

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 Porter County? ▼
Porter County has 6,413 total drinking water violations across 83 water systems, of which 495 are health-based violations. 97.6% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Porter County systems? ▼
Water systems in Porter County serve approximately 60,757 people through 83 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Porter County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Porter County, 1 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Porter County? ▼
Water systems in Porter County use GW (49 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. 7.7% of Porter 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.