Community Water System · PWS IN5245012
East Chicago Water Works
Operator location East Chicago, Indiana - larger served population (> 3,309) at 26,370 people served; 148 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.
- 26,370
- People served (this PWS)
- 148
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 4
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
East Chicago Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third
26,370 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 3% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #2,107 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
East Chicago Water Works sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (148), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (26,370; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 3% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #2,107 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #34 of 788
- Population · IN
- 148
- Total EPA violations on record
- 3%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 7,000
- County
- Lake
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 130
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 4
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MR | 16 | 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 16 | 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | 7 | 2025 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 4 | 2015 |
| Endrin | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Endothall | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Diquat | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Chlordane | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Other | 3 | 2021 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 3 | 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2024 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Dalapon | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| LASSO | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 3 | 1994 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
East Chicago Water Works has 148 recorded EPA violations, 81% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 19% carry more. 3% of this system's own violations are health-based (4 of 148), and it ranks #2,107 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
148 Higher than most more violations than 81% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFTrDA | 9/18/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/18/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/18/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/18/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/18/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/18/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/18/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/18/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/18/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/18/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/18/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/18/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/18/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/18/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/18/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/18/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/18/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/18/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/18/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/18/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/18/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/18/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/18/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/18/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/18/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/18/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/18/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/18/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/18/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/24/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/24/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/24/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/24/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/24/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/24/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/24/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/24/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/24/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/24/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/24/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/24/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/24/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/24/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/24/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/24/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/24/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/24/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/24/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/24/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/24/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for East Chicago Water Works
EPA SDWIS lists 26,370 people served and 7,000 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Drinking Water Branch
Nationwide peers
148 violations · 26,370 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with East Chicago Water Works
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in Indiana compares on the same EPA violation measures. Indiana systems
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.