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Westville Correctional Facility

Westville, Indiana 46391 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,850 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,850
People served
83
EPA violations
7
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 83 drinking-water violations at Westville Correctional Facility, 8% of them health-based - below the Indiana per-system average.

83
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,850
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Westville Correctional Facility

Westville Correctional Facility is a state-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,850 residents in Westville, Indiana (LaPorte County) through 92 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 83 total violations for this system , of which 7 (8%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 68 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 11 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%).

Westville Correctional Facility's 83 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
2,850
Total Violations
83
Health-Based Violations
7
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
State
Connections
92
County
LaPorte
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
68
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2006
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2002
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2013
TTHM MR 4 2013
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 1997
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 1997
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 1997
Trichloroethylene MR 2 1997
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 1997
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 1997
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 1997
Benzene MR 2 1997
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 1997
Toluene MR 2 1997
Ethylbenzene MR 2 1997
Styrene MR 2 1997
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1997
Xylenes, Total MR 2 1997
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 1997
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1997
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1997
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 1997
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 1997
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 1997
Vinyl chloride MR 2 1997
Lead and Copper Rule TT 1 1993
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 Westville Correctional Facility.

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 IN5246001 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 Westville Correctional Facility 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
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 SDWIS / IN5246001 / 8000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 11 SDWIS / IN5246001 / 3100
2013 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / IN5246001 / 2456
2013 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / IN5246001 / 2950
2006 Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 SDWIS / IN5246001 / 3100
2002 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / IN5246001 / 7000
1997 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / IN5246001 / 2980
1997 Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 SDWIS / IN5246001 / 2982
1997 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 SDWIS / IN5246001 / 2983
1997 Trichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / IN5246001 / 2984
1997 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / IN5246001 / 2985
1997 Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / IN5246001 / 2987
1997 CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 SDWIS / IN5246001 / 2989
1997 Benzene MR 2 SDWIS / IN5246001 / 2990
1997 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / IN5246001 / 2378

How Westville Correctional Facility Compares

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

Metric Westville Correctional Facility Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 83 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 2,850 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 Westville Correctional Facility water safe to drink? ▼
Westville Correctional Facility (PWS ID: IN5246001) has 83 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,850 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Westville Correctional Facility serve? ▼
Westville Correctional Facility serves 2,850 people in Westville, Indiana. It is a State-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 92 service connections.
What type of violations does Westville Correctional Facility have? ▼
Westville Correctional Facility has 83 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 68 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Westville Correctional Facility water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Westville Correctional Facility under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Westville Correctional Facility use? ▼
Westville Correctional Facility 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.