County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Wells County, Indiana
25 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 21,120 people in Wells County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 25
- SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
- 1,203
- Total violations Middle third of counties
- 96.0%
- 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 IN179 · Wells County 25 sys · 1,203 viol · #1721/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 96.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 7.7% health
- RANK-MID #1721/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.2 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 100%
- SYS-SMALL 25 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: DeKalb County ( -0.2 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Wells County ranks #1,721 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #61 of 92 counties in Indiana. See methodology · corpus placement.
Wells County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 96.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 7.7% 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 #1,721 of 3,254 · #61 of 92 in Indiana.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Wells County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Wells County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Utilities Water Dept | 10,298 | 12 | Clean |
| Ossian Municipal Water Department | 3,289 | 170 | - |
| Southern Wells JR./SR. High - Well 1 | 980 | 13 | - |
| Bummies B & K Root Beer | 962 | 31 | - |
| Norwell High School | 900 | 29 | - |
| Apostolic Christian Church | 800 | 13 | - |
| Norwell Middle School | 720 | 42 | - |
| Ouabache State Park Main Supply | 608 | 47 | - |
| Ouabache State Park Youth Tent | 600 | 55 | - |
| Bethlehem Lutheran School | 556 | 8 | - |
| Kozy Kourt Dba Silo Farms | 325 | 36 | - |
| Southern Wells Community Church | 191 | 8 | - |
| Sonlight Wesleyan Church | 155 | 5 | - |
| Truland Equipment, LLC | 148 | 110 | - |
| Murray Missionary Church | 130 | 9 | - |
| Clean Fuels National | 100 | 72 | - |
| Dillman United Brethran in Christ | 50 | 9 | - |
| Homestead Water Association | 50 | 0 | - |
| Haven Manufacturing Indiana | 45 | 128 | - |
| Stoney Creek Estates Mhc, LLC | 45 | 138 | - |
| Peytons Northern Satellite 102 | 40 | 67 | - |
| Southern Wells Ele and Agri – Well 2B | 40 | 12 | - |
| Lighted Gardens, Inc. | 32 | 48 | - |
| Covenant Chapel | 28 | 131 | - |
| Liberty Center Gas & Deli | 28 | 10 | - |
Compare beyond Indiana
Mid-flagged peers for Wells County
Cross-state counties nearest Wells County on flagged-system share (96.0%) and cumulative violation count (1,203). 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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