Question 1

Is Morgantown Water Utility water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Morgantown Water Utility (PWS ID: IN5255011) has 513 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,125 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Morgantown Water Utility serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Morgantown Water Utility serves 1,125 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Nashville or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 417 service connections. The operator address is listed in Nashville, Indiana.

Question 3

What type of violations does Morgantown Water Utility have?

Accepted Answer

Morgantown Water Utility has 513 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 471 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Morgantown Water Utility water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Morgantown Water Utility use?

Accepted Answer

Morgantown Water Utility 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 Morgantown Water Utility sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Morgantown Water Utility ranks #18,400 of 29,740 by people served, and #422 of 788 in Indiana. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Morgantown Water Utility's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Morgantown Water Utility has 513 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 4% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 96% of that cohort has fewer violations than Morgantown Water Utility. 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	36	2011
Glyphosate	MR	22	2001
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	19	2025
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	14	2011
TTHM	MR	12	2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	12	2020
Dinoseb	MR	11	1995
Diquat	MR	11	1995
2,4-D	MR	11	1995
Endothall	MR	11	1995
Endrin	MR	11	1995
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	11	1995
Heptachlor	MR	11	1995
LASSO	MR	11	1995
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	11	1995
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	11	1995
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	11	1995
BHC-GAMMA	MR	11	1995
Methoxychlor	MR	11	1995
OXAMYL	MR	11	1995
Picloram	MR	11	1995
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	11	1995
Pentachlorophenol	MR	11	1995
Simazine	MR	11	1995
Toxaphene	MR	11	1995
Atrazine	MR	11	1995
2,3,7,8-TCDD	MR	11	1995
2,4,5-TP	MR	11	1995
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	11	1995
Chlordane	MR	11	1995

Morgantown Water Utility

Morgantown Water Utility standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Morgantown Water Utility

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served