MITCHELL WATER DEPARTMENT
PWS ID: IN5247003 · MITCHELL, Indiana 47446
Population Served
5,000
Total Violations
272
Health-Based Violations
195
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 2,000
- County
- Lawrence
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 187
- Monitoring Violations
- 48
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 8
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 121 | 2010 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 55 | 2008 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 20 | 2025 |
| Atrazine | MR | 9 | 2005 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 7 | 2009 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | TT | 5 | 2006 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 4 | 2004 |
| TTHM | MR | 4 | 2015 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 4 | 2015 |
| Atrazine | MCL | 4 | 2004 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 3 | 2002 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | 3 | 2024 |
| Dalapon | MR | 2 | 1994 |
| Fluoride | MR | 2 | 1981 |
| Chromium | MR | 2 | 1981 |
| Arsenic | MR | 2 | 1981 |
| Nitrate | MR | 2 | 1981 |
| Mercury | MR | 2 | 1981 |
| Selenium | MR | 2 | 1981 |
| Cadmium | MR | 2 | 1981 |
| Barium | MR | 2 | 1981 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 2 | 1996 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 1 | 1980 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 1 | 1992 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 1 | 2025 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 60 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFBA | 7/10/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/10/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/10/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/10/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/10/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/10/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/10/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/10/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/10/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/10/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/10/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/10/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/10/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/10/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/10/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/10/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/10/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/10/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 1/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 1/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 1/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 1/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 1/10/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 1/10/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 1/10/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 1/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 1/10/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 1/10/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 1/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 1/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 1/10/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 1/10/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 1/10/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 1/10/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 1/10/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 1/10/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 1/10/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 1/10/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.