Question 1

Is New Richmond Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

New Richmond Water Works (PWS ID: IN5254009) has 92 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 330 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does New Richmond Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that New Richmond Water Works serves 330 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of New Richmond or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 166 service connections. The operator address is listed in New Richmond, Indiana.

Question 3

What type of violations does New Richmond Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

New Richmond Water Works has 92 total violations: 17 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 64 monitoring/reporting violations, and 11 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in New Richmond Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for New Richmond Water Works under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does New Richmond Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

New Richmond Water Works 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

How does New Richmond Water Works's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

New Richmond Water Works has 92 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 28% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 71% of that cohort has fewer violations than New Richmond Water Works. 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
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	13	2021
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	11	1999
Coliform (TCR)	MR	8	2002
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	6	2025
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	6	2006
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1998
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1998
Styrene	MR	2	1998
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1998
Toluene	MR	2	1998
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1998
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1998
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1998
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1998
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1998
Benzene	MR	2	1998
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1998
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1998
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1998
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1998
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1998
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1998
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1998
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	1	1980

New Richmond Water Works

New Richmond Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for New Richmond Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load