Community Water System · PWS IN5248002
Anderson Water Department
Operator location Anderson, Indiana - UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 126 violations and 58,942 people served.
- 58,942
- People served (this PWS)
- 126
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 5
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 1 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Anderson Water Department standing, high SDWIS violation third
UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound - lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 4% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #906 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Anderson Water Department sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (126), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (58,942; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 4% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).
- #906 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #16 of 788
- Population · IN
- 126
- Total EPA violations on record
- 4%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 23,279
- County
- Madison
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 4
- Monitoring Violations
- 98
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 1
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 9 | 2013 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | 6 | 2022 |
| Nitrate | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MCL | 4 | 2024 |
| Picloram | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| Atrazine | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| LASSO | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| Chlordane | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 1992 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 3 | 2003 |
| E. COLI | MR | 3 | 2016 |
| Dalapon | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| Diquat | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| Endothall | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| Endrin | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| Simazine | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 3 | 1997 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 3 | 1997 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Anderson Water Department has 126 recorded EPA violations, 78% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 22% carry more. 4% of this system's own violations are health-based (5 of 126), and it ranks #906 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)
126 Higher than most more violations than 78% 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. 1 of 174 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADONA | 7/14/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/14/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/14/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/14/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/14/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/14/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/14/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/14/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/14/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/14/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/14/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/14/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/14/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/14/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/14/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/14/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/14/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/14/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/14/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/14/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/14/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/14/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/14/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/14/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/14/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/14/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/14/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/14/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/14/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 3/26/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 3/26/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 3/26/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 3/26/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 3/26/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 3/26/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 3/26/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 3/26/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 3/26/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 3/26/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 3/26/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 3/26/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 3/26/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 3/26/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 3/26/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 3/26/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 3/26/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 3/26/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 3/26/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 3/26/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 3/26/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
UCMR5 PFAS record for Anderson Water Department
Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS IN5248002 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Drinking Water Branch
Nationwide peers
126 violations · 58,942 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 Anderson Water Department
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