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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IN2890832

Wayne County Highway Dept.

Centerville, Indiana 47330 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 34 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

34
People served
115
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 115 drinking-water violations at Wayne County Highway Dept., 5% of them health-based - above the Indiana per-system average.

115
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
34
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Wayne County Highway Dept.

Wayne County Highway Dept. is a local-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 34 residents in Centerville, Indiana (Wayne County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 115 total violations for this system , of which 6 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 106 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2016.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 11 violations (MR). 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%).

Wayne County Highway Dept.'s 115 violations sit above 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
34
Total Violations
115
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1
County
Wayne
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
106
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 2010
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 2000
Endrin MR 3 2010
Toxaphene MR 3 2010
Dalapon MR 3 2010
Diquat MR 3 2010
Glyphosate MR 3 2010
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 3 2010
Dinoseb MR 3 2010
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 3 2010
Atrazine MR 3 2010
Heptachlor MR 3 2010
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 3 2010
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 3 2010
Chlordane MR 3 2010
Thallium, Total MCL 3 1993
Lead and Copper Rule TT 3 1999
Heptachlor epoxide MR 3 2010
Methoxychlor MR 3 2010
Simazine MR 3 2010
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 3 2010
Picloram MR 3 2010
BHC-GAMMA MR 3 2010
LASSO MR 3 2010
Carbofuran MR 3 2010
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 3 2010
Pentachlorophenol MR 3 2010
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 2016
Endothall MR 3 2010
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 3 2010

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 Wayne County Highway Dept..

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 IN2890832 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 Wayne County Highway Dept. 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
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / IN2890832 / 8000
2010 Coliform (TCR) MR 11 SDWIS / IN2890832 / 3100
2010 Endrin MR 3 SDWIS / IN2890832 / 2005
2010 Toxaphene MR 3 SDWIS / IN2890832 / 2020
2010 Dalapon MR 3 SDWIS / IN2890832 / 2031
2010 Diquat MR 3 SDWIS / IN2890832 / 2032
2010 Glyphosate MR 3 SDWIS / IN2890832 / 2034
2010 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 3 SDWIS / IN2890832 / 2039
2010 Dinoseb MR 3 SDWIS / IN2890832 / 2041
2010 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 3 SDWIS / IN2890832 / 2042
2010 Atrazine MR 3 SDWIS / IN2890832 / 2050
2010 Heptachlor MR 3 SDWIS / IN2890832 / 2065
2010 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 3 SDWIS / IN2890832 / 2274
2010 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 3 SDWIS / IN2890832 / 2931
2010 Chlordane MR 3 SDWIS / IN2890832 / 2959

How Wayne County Highway Dept. Compares

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

Metric Wayne County Highway Dept. Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 115 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 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 34 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 Wayne County Highway Dept. water safe to drink? ▼
Wayne County Highway Dept. (PWS ID: IN2890832) has 115 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 34 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Wayne County Highway Dept. serve? ▼
Wayne County Highway Dept. serves 34 people in Centerville, Indiana. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Wayne County Highway Dept. have? ▼
Wayne County Highway Dept. has 115 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 106 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Wayne County Highway Dept. water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Wayne County Highway Dept. under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Wayne County Highway Dept. use? ▼
Wayne County Highway Dept. uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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.