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Van Buren Municipal Utilities

Van Buren, Indiana 46991 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 864 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

864
People served
76
EPA violations
25
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 76 drinking-water violations at Van Buren Municipal Utilities, 33% of them health-based - below the Indiana per-system average.

76
Total EPA violations on record
33%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
864
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Van Buren Municipal Utilities

Van Buren Municipal Utilities is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 864 residents in Van Buren, Indiana (Grant County) through 381 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 76 total violations for this system , of which 25 (33%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 35 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 TTHM, recorded in 20 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Van Buren Municipal Utilities's 76 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
864
Total Violations
76
Health-Based Violations
25
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
381
County
Grant
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
23
Monitoring Violations
35
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 20 2018
TTHM MR 10 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 10 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 2009
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 2015
Nitrate MR 4 2009
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 1993
Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 1999
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1980
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 2025

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 Van Buren Municipal Utilities.

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 IN5227023 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 Van Buren Municipal Utilities 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 TTHM MR 10 SDWIS / IN5227023 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 10 SDWIS / IN5227023 / 2456
2025 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / IN5227023 / 5200
2018 TTHM MCL 20 SDWIS / IN5227023 / 2950
2015 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 SDWIS / IN5227023 / 7000
2009 Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 SDWIS / IN5227023 / 5000
2009 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / IN5227023 / 1040
1999 Lead and Copper Rule TT 2 SDWIS / IN5227023 / 5000
1993 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / IN5227023 / 3100
1980 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / IN5227023 / 4000

How Van Buren Municipal Utilities Compares

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

Metric Van Buren Municipal Utilities Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 76 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 864 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 Van Buren Municipal Utilities water safe to drink? ▼
Van Buren Municipal Utilities (PWS ID: IN5227023) has 76 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 864 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Van Buren Municipal Utilities serve? ▼
Van Buren Municipal Utilities serves 864 people in Van Buren, Indiana. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 381 service connections.
What type of violations does Van Buren Municipal Utilities have? ▼
Van Buren Municipal Utilities has 76 total violations: 25 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 35 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Van Buren Municipal Utilities water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Van Buren Municipal Utilities under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Van Buren Municipal Utilities use? ▼
Van Buren Municipal Utilities 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.