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Community Water System · PWS IN5232017

North Salem Water Corporation

North Salem, Indiana 46165 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 515 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

515
People served
52
EPA violations
30
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 52 drinking-water violations at North Salem Water Corporation, 58% of them health-based - below the Indiana per-system average.

52
Total EPA violations on record
58%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
515
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: North Salem Water Corporation

North Salem Water Corporation is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 515 residents in North Salem, Indiana (Hendricks County) through 246 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 52 total violations for this system , of which 30 (58%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 18 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 Arsenic, recorded in 30 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%).

North Salem Water Corporation's 52 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
515
Total Violations
52
Health-Based Violations
30
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
246
County
Hendricks
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
30
Monitoring Violations
18
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Arsenic MCL 30 2008
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2010
TTHM MR 3 2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2016
Glyphosate MR 3 2009
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2009
CYANIDE MR 2 1999
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 North Salem Water Corporation.

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 IN5232017 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 North Salem Water Corporation 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 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / IN5232017 / 2950
2016 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / IN5232017 / 2456
2010 Coliform (TCR) MR 6 SDWIS / IN5232017 / 3100
2009 Glyphosate MR 3 SDWIS / IN5232017 / 2034
2009 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / IN5232017 / 7000
2008 Arsenic MCL 30 SDWIS / IN5232017 / 1005
1999 CYANIDE MR 2 SDWIS / IN5232017 / 1024
1980 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / IN5232017 / 4000

How North Salem Water Corporation Compares

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

Metric North Salem Water Corporation Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 52 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 30 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 515 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 North Salem Water Corporation water safe to drink? ▼
North Salem Water Corporation (PWS ID: IN5232017) has 52 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 515 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does North Salem Water Corporation serve? ▼
North Salem Water Corporation serves 515 people in North Salem, Indiana. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 246 service connections.
What type of violations does North Salem Water Corporation have? ▼
North Salem Water Corporation has 52 total violations: 30 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 18 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in North Salem Water Corporation water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for North Salem Water Corporation under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does North Salem Water Corporation use? ▼
North Salem Water Corporation 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.