Question 1

Is Bloomingdale Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Bloomingdale Water Works (PWS ID: IN5261001) has 680 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 562 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Bloomingdale Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Bloomingdale Water Works serves 562 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Bloomingdale or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 225 service connections. The operator address is listed in Bloomingdale, Indiana.

Question 3

What type of violations does Bloomingdale Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

Bloomingdale Water Works has 680 total violations: 105 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 505 monitoring/reporting violations, and 21 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Bloomingdale Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Bloomingdale Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

Bloomingdale 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 Bloomingdale Water Works sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Bloomingdale Water Works ranks #27,198 of 29,740 by people served, and #700 of 788 in Indiana. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Bloomingdale Water Works has 680 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 2% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 97% of that cohort has fewer violations than Bloomingdale 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	105	2007
Nitrate	MCL	77	2019
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	54	2025
Nitrate	MR	42	2005
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	28	2007
Toxaphene	MR	12	2004
Dalapon	MR	12	2004
Diquat	MR	12	2004
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	12	2004
OXAMYL	MR	12	2004
Atrazine	MR	12	2004
Heptachlor	MR	12	2004
2,4,5-TP	MR	12	2004
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	12	2004
Groundwater Rule	TT	12	2023
Methoxychlor	MR	12	2004
Endothall	MR	12	2004
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	12	2004
Picloram	MR	12	2004
Dinoseb	MR	12	2004
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	12	2004
Carbofuran	MR	12	2004
2,4-D	MR	12	2004
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	12	2004
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	12	2004
Endrin	MR	12	2004
BHC-GAMMA	MR	12	2004
LASSO	MR	12	2004
Pentachlorophenol	MR	12	2004
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	12	2004

Bloomingdale Water Works

Bloomingdale Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Bloomingdale Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints