Question 1

Is Cromwell Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Cromwell Water Works (PWS ID: IN5257004) has 237 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 550 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Cromwell Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Cromwell Water Works serves 550 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Cromwell or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 235 service connections. The operator address is listed in Cromwell, Indiana.

Question 3

What type of violations does Cromwell Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

Cromwell Water Works has 237 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 215 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Cromwell Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Cromwell Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

Cromwell 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

Where does Cromwell Water Works sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Cromwell Water Works ranks #27,436 of 29,740 by people served, and #716 of 788 in Indiana. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Cromwell Water Works's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Cromwell Water Works has 237 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 12% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 88% of that cohort has fewer violations than Cromwell 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
Coliform (TCR)	MR	34	2012
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	12	2016
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	10	2002
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	9	2014
TTHM	MR	9	2014
Nitrate	MR	6	1998
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	3	2000
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2000
Xylenes, Total	MR	3	2000
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	3	2000
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2000
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2000
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	3	2000
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	3	2000
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	3	2000
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	3	2000
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	3	2000
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	3	2000
Toluene	MR	3	2000
Ethylbenzene	MR	3	2000
BHC-GAMMA	MR	3	2001
Toxaphene	MR	3	2001
Diquat	MR	3	2001
OXAMYL	MR	3	2001
Simazine	MR	3	2001
Carbofuran	MR	3	2001
Atrazine	MR	3	2001
LASSO	MR	3	2001
Heptachlor	MR	3	2001
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	3	2001

Cromwell Water Works

Cromwell Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Cromwell Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints