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Starke County, Indiana

Water Systems
47
Population Served
13,102
Total Violations
4,989
315 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

97.9%
Systems with Violations
106.1
Avg Violations per System
6.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
47 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (46)

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
Knox Water Works 3,700 85 Clean
North Judson Water Company 1,800 79 -
Grovertown Truckstop, LLC 1,000 85 -
Hamlet Water Works 801 38 -
Oregon-Davis Elementary & High School 575 137 -
Richards of Toto 515 215 -
Knoll Brothers Retail 506 12 -
Baileys Discount Center 340 63 -
Msb Petroleum 309 48 -
The Toto Cafe 309 38 -
Mint Leaf Plaza 290 40 -
Koontz Lake Missionary Church 253 50 -
Knox Bible Baptist Church 203 174 -
Rannells Park 200 3 -
Church of the Heartland Starke Co., Inc 188 1,661 -
Calvary Baptist Church 152 80 -
Victory Christian Church, Inc. 141 27 -
New Hope Baptist Church 130 52 -
Chesapeake Run Golf Club 101 91 -
E-Z Kamp, Inc. 100 63 -
Country Roads Bar & Grill 95 19 -
English Lake Church 90 162 -
Bass Lake Beach & Campground 90 125 -
Kankakee State Fish & Wildlife Area 90 94 -
Hickory Hills Campground - Well #1 82 264 -
Dollar General - Knox 79 6 -
Kps Korner 77 130 -
All Saints Catholic Church 75 256 -
Norton Packaging Inc. 70 21 -
Bass Lake Pub & Ristorante 57 22 -
Melody Drive in Theater 55 6 -
Bowlaway Lanes 55 46 -
Dollar General - Bass Lake 55 15 -
Jk Deli Inc. 54 36 -
Oasis Bar 53 73 -
St. Luke Community Church 51 34 -
Little Dove Community Baptist Church 45 28 -
Woodshed Tap 40 130 -
Hickory Hills Mobile Home Park - Well #2 40 361 -
Westrock 35 8 -
Lost Pines - Southeast Well 33 45 -
Lost Pines - Northwest Well 33 33 -
Time Out Bar and Grill 32 15 -
Dollar General #16975 - Walkerton 28 0 -
Dollar General #22281 - Hamlet 25 3 -
Dollar General - Knox 25 7 -
Dollar General #30419 (Knox) 25 9 -

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 Starke County? ▼
Starke County has 4,989 total drinking water violations across 47 water systems, of which 315 are health-based violations. 97.9% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Starke County systems? ▼
Water systems in Starke County serve approximately 13,102 people through 47 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Starke County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Starke County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Starke County? ▼
Water systems in Starke County use GW (47 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. 6.3% of Starke 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.