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Community Water System · PWS IN5203006

Hope Water Department

Hope, Indiana 47246 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,113 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,113
People served
141
EPA violations
25
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 141 drinking-water violations at Hope Water Department, 18% of them health-based - above the Indiana per-system average.

141
Total EPA violations on record
18%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,113
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Hope Water Department

Hope Water Department is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,113 residents in Hope, Indiana (Bartholomew County) through 887 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 141 total violations for this system , of which 25 (18%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 105 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 Nitrate, recorded in 45 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%).

Hope Water Department's 141 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
2,113
Total Violations
141
Health-Based Violations
25
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
887
County
Bartholomew
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
25
Monitoring Violations
105
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 45 2000
Nitrate MCL 25 2005
Coliform (TCR) MR 18 2013
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 15 1996
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 11 2000
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2025
TTHM MR 4 2007
Atrazine MR 4 1999
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2007
CYANIDE MR 3 1996
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1980

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 Hope Water Department.

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 IN5203006 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 Hope Water Department 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 6 SDWIS / IN5203006 / 7000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 18 SDWIS / IN5203006 / 3100
2007 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / IN5203006 / 2950
2007 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / IN5203006 / 2456
2005 Nitrate MCL 25 SDWIS / IN5203006 / 1040
2000 Nitrate MR 45 SDWIS / IN5203006 / 1040
2000 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 11 SDWIS / IN5203006 / 2274
1999 Atrazine MR 4 SDWIS / IN5203006 / 2050
1996 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 15 SDWIS / IN5203006 / 4010
1996 CYANIDE MR 3 SDWIS / IN5203006 / 1024
1980 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / IN5203006 / 4000

How Hope Water Department Compares

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

Metric Hope Water Department Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 141 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 25 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 2,113 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 Hope Water Department water safe to drink? ▼
Hope Water Department (PWS ID: IN5203006) has 141 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,113 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Hope Water Department serve? ▼
Hope Water Department serves 2,113 people in Hope, Indiana. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 887 service connections.
What type of violations does Hope Water Department have? ▼
Hope Water Department has 141 total violations: 25 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 105 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Hope Water Department water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Hope Water Department under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Hope Water Department use? ▼
Hope Water Department 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. 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.