Question 1

Is Holland Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Holland Water Works (PWS ID: IN5219006) has 187 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,200 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Holland Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Holland Water Works serves 1,200 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Holland or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 608 service connections. The operator address is listed in Holland, Indiana.

Question 3

What type of violations does Holland Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

Holland Water Works has 187 total violations: 21 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 162 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Holland Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Holland Water Works under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Holland Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

Holland Water Works uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Holland Water Works sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Holland Water Works ranks #17,839 of 29,740 by people served, and #406 of 788 in Indiana. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Holland Water Works's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Holland Water Works has 187 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 16% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 84% of that cohort has fewer violations than Holland Water Works. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
TTHM	MR	12	2015
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MCL	11	2016
Coliform (TCR)	MR	11	2015
Atrazine	MCL	10	1996
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	10	2015
Simazine	MR	5	1996
Endrin	MR	4	1994
Toxaphene	MR	4	1994
Methoxychlor	MR	4	1994
BHC-GAMMA	MR	4	1994
2,4-D	MR	4	1994
2,4,5-TP	MR	4	1994
CARBON, TOTAL	MR	4	2006
Endothall	MR	3	1994
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	3	1994
OXAMYL	MR	3	1994
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	3	1994
Dinoseb	MR	3	1994
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	3	1994
Arsenic	MR	3	1981
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	3	1995
LASSO	MR	3	1994
2,3,7,8-TCDD	MR	3	1994
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	3	1994
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	3	1994
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	3	1994
Selenium	MR	3	1981
Mercury	MR	3	1981
Chromium	MR	3	1981
Cadmium	MR	3	1981

Holland Water Works

Holland Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Holland Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served