Question 1

Is Westville Water Department water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Westville Water Department (PWS ID: IN5246029) has 159 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,800 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Westville Water Department serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Westville Water Department serves 1,800 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Westville or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 601 service connections. The operator address is listed in Westville, Indiana.

Question 3

What type of violations does Westville Water Department have?

Accepted Answer

Westville Water Department has 159 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 138 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Westville Water Department water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Westville Water Department under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Westville Water Department use?

Accepted Answer

Westville Water Department uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Westville Water Department sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Westville Water Department ranks #14,444 of 29,740 by people served, and #319 of 788 in Indiana. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Westville Water Department's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Westville Water Department has 159 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 18% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 82% of that cohort has fewer violations than Westville Water Department. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	49	2015
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	14	2023
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	7	2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	6	2023
TTHM	MR	4	2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	2014
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	4	2023
Radium-228	MR	3	2024
Groundwater Rule	Other	3	2025
Radium-226	MR	3	2024
Endrin	MR	2	2001
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2001
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2001
Dalapon	MR	2	2001
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2001
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	2	1997
Nitrate	MR	2	1998
Simazine	MR	2	2001
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2001
Picloram	MR	2	2001
Dinoseb	MR	2	2001
Atrazine	MR	2	2001
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2001
2,4-D	MR	2	2001
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2001
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	2001
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	2001
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	2	2001
Chlordane	MR	2	2001
Carbofuran	MR	2	2001

Westville Water Department

Westville Water Department standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Westville Water Department

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served