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Community Water System · PWS IN5234008

Indiana American Water - Russiaville

Greenwood, Indiana 46143 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,178 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,178
People served
233
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 233 drinking-water violations at Indiana American Water - Russiaville - above the Indiana per-system average.

233
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,178
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Indiana American Water - Russiaville

Indiana American Water - Russiaville is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,178 residents in Greenwood, Indiana (Howard County) through 471 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 233 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 227 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2010.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 10 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%).

Indiana American Water - Russiaville's 233 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
1,178
Total Violations
233
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
471
County
Howard
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
227
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 1997
TTHM MR 9 2009
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 2009
Dinoseb MR 4 1998
Diquat MR 4 1998
Endrin MR 4 1998
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 4 1998
Heptachlor MR 4 1998
2,4,5-TP MR 4 1998
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 4 1998
OXAMYL MR 4 1998
Pentachlorophenol MR 4 1998
Picloram MR 4 1998
Simazine MR 4 1998
2,4-D MR 4 1998
Benzene MR 4 1998
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 1998
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 1998
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 1998
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 1998
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1998
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1998
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 1998
Ethylbenzene MR 4 1998
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 1998
Toluene MR 4 1998
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 1998
Trichloroethylene MR 4 1998
Vinyl chloride MR 4 1998
Atrazine MR 4 1998

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 Indiana American Water - Russiaville.

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 IN5234008 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 Indiana American Water - Russiaville 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
2010 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 2 SDWIS / IN5234008 / 0600
2009 TTHM MR 9 SDWIS / IN5234008 / 2950
2009 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 SDWIS / IN5234008 / 2456
2008 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / IN5234008 / 1040
2000 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / IN5234008 / 7000
1998 Dinoseb MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234008 / 2041
1998 Diquat MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234008 / 2032
1998 Endrin MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234008 / 2005
1998 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234008 / 2946
1998 Heptachlor MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234008 / 2065
1998 2,4,5-TP MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234008 / 2110
1998 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234008 / 2042
1998 OXAMYL MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234008 / 2036
1998 Pentachlorophenol MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234008 / 2326
1998 Picloram MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234008 / 2040

How Indiana American Water - Russiaville Compares

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

Metric Indiana American Water - Russiaville Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 233 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 1,178 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 Indiana American Water - Russiaville water safe to drink? ▼
Indiana American Water - Russiaville (PWS ID: IN5234008) has 233 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,178 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Indiana American Water - Russiaville serve? ▼
Indiana American Water - Russiaville serves 1,178 people in Greenwood, Indiana. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 471 service connections.
What type of violations does Indiana American Water - Russiaville have? ▼
Indiana American Water - Russiaville has 233 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 227 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Indiana American Water - Russiaville water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Indiana American Water - Russiaville under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Indiana American Water - Russiaville use? ▼
Indiana American Water - Russiaville 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.