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Eastern Bartholomew Water

Taylorsville, Indiana 47280 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 13,547 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

13,547
People served
125
EPA violations
4
Health-based
No PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 125 drinking-water violations at Eastern Bartholomew Water, 3% of them health-based - above the Indiana per-system average.

125
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
13,547
People served by this system
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Eastern Bartholomew Water

Eastern Bartholomew Water is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 13,547 residents in Taylorsville, Indiana (Bartholomew County) through 6,104 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 125 total violations for this system , of which 4 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 103 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 16 violations (MR). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

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%).

Eastern Bartholomew Water's 125 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
13,547
Total Violations
125
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
6,104
County
Bartholomew
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
103
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2021
Nitrate MR 7 1995
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 7 2021
TTHM MR 4 2015
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2000
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 3 1997
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 3 1997
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 3 1997
Tetrachloroethylene MR 3 1997
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 3 1997
Toluene MR 3 1997
Ethylbenzene MR 3 1997
Styrene MR 3 1997
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 3 1997
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 1997
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 3 1997
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 3 1997
Benzene MR 3 1997
CHLOROBENZENE MR 3 1997
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 1997
Carbon tetrachloride MR 3 1997
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 1997
Xylenes, Total MR 3 1997
Vinyl chloride MR 3 1997
Trichloroethylene MR 3 1997
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 1997
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1987

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFHpS 6/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 6/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/19/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 6/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 6/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 6/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/19/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 6/19/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/19/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/19/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/19/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 12/27/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 12/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 12/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 12/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 12/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 12/27/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 12/27/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 12/27/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 12/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 12/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 12/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 12/27/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 12/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 12/27/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 12/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 12/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 12/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 12/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 12/27/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 12/27/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 12/27/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

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 Eastern Bartholomew Water.

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 IN5203004 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 Eastern Bartholomew Water 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
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 SDWIS / IN5203004 / 7000
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / IN5203004 / 5000
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 7 SDWIS / IN5203004 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 16 SDWIS / IN5203004 / 3100
2015 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / IN5203004 / 2950
2015 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / IN5203004 / 2456
2000 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / IN5203004 / 3100
1997 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 3 SDWIS / IN5203004 / 2981
1997 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 3 SDWIS / IN5203004 / 2983
1997 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 3 SDWIS / IN5203004 / 2985
1997 Tetrachloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / IN5203004 / 2987
1997 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 3 SDWIS / IN5203004 / 2378
1997 Toluene MR 3 SDWIS / IN5203004 / 2991
1997 Ethylbenzene MR 3 SDWIS / IN5203004 / 2992
1997 Styrene MR 3 SDWIS / IN5203004 / 2996

How Eastern Bartholomew Water Compares

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

Metric Eastern Bartholomew Water Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 125 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 13,547 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 Eastern Bartholomew Water water safe to drink? ▼
Eastern Bartholomew Water (PWS ID: IN5203004) has 125 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 13,547 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Eastern Bartholomew Water serve? ▼
Eastern Bartholomew Water serves 13,547 people in Taylorsville, Indiana. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 6,104 service connections.
What type of violations does Eastern Bartholomew Water have? ▼
Eastern Bartholomew Water has 125 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 103 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Eastern Bartholomew Water water? ▼
No. Eastern Bartholomew Water was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does Eastern Bartholomew Water use? ▼
Eastern Bartholomew Water uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). 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.