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Community Water System · PWS IN5234014

Timbernest Townhouses

Russiaville, Indiana 46979 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 175 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

175
People served
671
EPA violations
7
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 671 drinking-water violations at Timbernest Townhouses, 1% of them health-based - above the Indiana per-system average.

671
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
175
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Timbernest Townhouses

Timbernest Townhouses is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 175 residents in Russiaville, Indiana (Howard County) through 70 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 671 total violations for this system , of which 7 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 660 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 75 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%).

Timbernest Townhouses's 671 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
175
Total Violations
671
Health-Based Violations
7
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
70
County
Howard
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
7
Monitoring Violations
660
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 75 2003
Toluene MR 20 2000
Styrene MR 20 2000
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 20 2000
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 20 2000
Xylenes, Total MR 20 2000
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 20 2000
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 20 2000
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 20 2000
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 20 2000
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 20 2000
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 20 2000
Trichloroethylene MR 20 2000
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 20 2000
Tetrachloroethylene MR 20 2000
CHLOROBENZENE MR 20 2000
Ethylbenzene MR 20 2000
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 20 2000
Carbon tetrachloride MR 20 2000
Benzene MR 20 2000
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 20 2000
Vinyl chloride MR 20 2000
Nitrate MR 10 1998
Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 2001
CYANIDE MR 6 1996
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 5 1998
Diquat MR 5 1998
Endothall MR 5 1998
Endrin MR 5 1998
Glyphosate MR 5 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 Timbernest Townhouses.

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 IN5234014 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 Timbernest Townhouses 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
2019 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / IN5234014 / 2950
2019 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / IN5234014 / 2456
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / IN5234014 / 5000
2003 Coliform (TCR) MR 75 SDWIS / IN5234014 / 3100
2001 Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 SDWIS / IN5234014 / 3100
2000 Toluene MR 20 SDWIS / IN5234014 / 2991
2000 Styrene MR 20 SDWIS / IN5234014 / 2996
2000 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 20 SDWIS / IN5234014 / 2378
2000 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 20 SDWIS / IN5234014 / 2380
2000 Xylenes, Total MR 20 SDWIS / IN5234014 / 2955
2000 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 20 SDWIS / IN5234014 / 2964
2000 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 20 SDWIS / IN5234014 / 2968
2000 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 20 SDWIS / IN5234014 / 2969
2000 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 20 SDWIS / IN5234014 / 2977
2000 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 20 SDWIS / IN5234014 / 2979

How Timbernest Townhouses Compares

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

Metric Timbernest Townhouses Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 671 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 7 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 175 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 Timbernest Townhouses water safe to drink? ▼
Timbernest Townhouses (PWS ID: IN5234014) has 671 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 175 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Timbernest Townhouses serve? ▼
Timbernest Townhouses serves 175 people in Russiaville, Indiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 70 service connections.
What type of violations does Timbernest Townhouses have? ▼
Timbernest Townhouses has 671 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 660 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Timbernest Townhouses water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Timbernest Townhouses under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Timbernest Townhouses use? ▼
Timbernest Townhouses 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.