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Lapel Municipal Water Company

Lapel, Indiana 46051 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,379 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,379
People served
100
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 100 drinking-water violations at Lapel Municipal Water Company, 6% of them health-based - above the Indiana per-system average.

100
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,379
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Lapel Municipal Water Company

Lapel Municipal Water Company is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,379 residents in Lapel, Indiana (Madison County) through 972 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 100 total violations for this system , of which 6 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 65 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 19 violations (Other). 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%).

Lapel Municipal Water Company's 100 violations sit above 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
2,379
Total Violations
100
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
972
County
Madison
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
65
Treatment Tech Violations
6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 19 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2000
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2018
Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 2001
TTHM MR 3 2016
Groundwater Rule Other 3 2019
Dalapon MR 3 1999
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 1999
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 1999
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 1999
Trichloroethylene MR 2 1999
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 2 1999
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 1999
Benzene MR 2 1999
Ethylbenzene MR 2 1999
Styrene MR 2 1999
Atrazine MR 2 2000
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 1999
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 2 2023
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1999
Xylenes, Total MR 2 1999
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 1999
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 1999
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1999
LASSO MR 2 2000
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 1999
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1999
Toluene MR 2 1999
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 1999
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 1999

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 Lapel Municipal Water Company.

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 IN5248013 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 Lapel Municipal Water Company 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
2025 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / IN5248013 / 5200
2023 Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 2 SDWIS / IN5248013 / 0400
2022 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 19 SDWIS / IN5248013 / 7000
2019 Groundwater Rule Other 3 SDWIS / IN5248013 / 0700
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / IN5248013 / 5000
2016 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / IN5248013 / 2950
2001 Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 SDWIS / IN5248013 / 5000
2000 Coliform (TCR) MR 6 SDWIS / IN5248013 / 3100
2000 Atrazine MR 2 SDWIS / IN5248013 / 2050
2000 LASSO MR 2 SDWIS / IN5248013 / 2051
1999 Dalapon MR 3 SDWIS / IN5248013 / 2031
1999 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / IN5248013 / 2981
1999 Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 SDWIS / IN5248013 / 2982
1999 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 SDWIS / IN5248013 / 2983
1999 Trichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / IN5248013 / 2984

How Lapel Municipal Water Company Compares

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

Metric Lapel Municipal Water Company Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 100 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 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 2,379 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 Lapel Municipal Water Company water safe to drink? ▼
Lapel Municipal Water Company (PWS ID: IN5248013) has 100 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,379 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Lapel Municipal Water Company serve? ▼
Lapel Municipal Water Company serves 2,379 people in Lapel, Indiana. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 972 service connections.
What type of violations does Lapel Municipal Water Company have? ▼
Lapel Municipal Water Company has 100 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 65 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Lapel Municipal Water Company water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Lapel Municipal Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Lapel Municipal Water Company use? ▼
Lapel Municipal Water Company 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.