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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IN2890024

Hagerstown Municipal Park

Hagerstown, Indiana 47346 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 40 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

40
People served
46
EPA violations
16
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 46 drinking-water violations at Hagerstown Municipal Park, 35% of them health-based - below the Indiana per-system average.

46
Total EPA violations on record
35%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
40
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Hagerstown Municipal Park

Hagerstown Municipal Park is a local-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 40 residents in Hagerstown, Indiana (Wayne County) through 4 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 46 total violations for this system , of which 16 (35%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 27 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 19 violations (MON). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Indiana, EPA tracks 3,967 public water systems serving 5,774,616 people, with 352,710 cumulative violations and 35,932 health-based violations on record. About 96% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 88.9 violations. Statewide, 93 of 229 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (40.6%).

Hagerstown Municipal Park's 46 violations sit below the Indiana average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
40
Total Violations
46
Health-Based Violations
16
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
4
County
Wayne
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
27
Treatment Tech Violations
16

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 19 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 16 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 2016
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 2009
Nitrate MR 3 2022
E. COLI MR 2 2021

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Hagerstown Municipal Park.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID IN2890024 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Indiana Drinking Water Authority

Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Drinking Water Branch is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Hagerstown Municipal Park under EPA-delegated authority.

Open IN regulator portal

Source: Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Drinking Water Branch

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 16 SDWIS / IN2890024 / 8000
2022 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / IN2890024 / 1040
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 19 SDWIS / IN2890024 / 8000
2021 E. COLI MR 2 SDWIS / IN2890024 / 3014
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / IN2890024 / 8000
2009 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / IN2890024 / 3100

How Hagerstown Municipal Park Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Hagerstown Municipal Park Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 46 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 16 9.1 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 40.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 40 1,456 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 3,967 regulated public water systems in Indiana.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hagerstown Municipal Park water safe to drink? ▼
Hagerstown Municipal Park (PWS ID: IN2890024) has 46 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 40 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Hagerstown Municipal Park serve? ▼
Hagerstown Municipal Park serves 40 people in Hagerstown, Indiana. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 4 service connections.
What type of violations does Hagerstown Municipal Park have? ▼
Hagerstown Municipal Park has 46 total violations: 16 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 27 monitoring/reporting violations, and 16 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Hagerstown Municipal Park water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Hagerstown Municipal Park under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Hagerstown Municipal Park use? ▼
Hagerstown Municipal Park uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.