Community Water System · PWS IN5262004
Tell City Water Department
Operator location Tell City, Indiana - UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 290 violations and 9,315 people served.
- 9,315
- People served (this PWS)
- 290
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 14
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 1 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Tell City Water Department standing, high SDWIS violation third
UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound - lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 5% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #4,991 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Tell City Water Department sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (290), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (9,315; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 5% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).
- #4,991 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #99 of 788
- Population · IN
- 290
- Total EPA violations on record
- 5%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 3,450
- County
- Perry
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 14
- Monitoring Violations
- 263
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 15 | 2006 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 14 | 2012 |
| Endrin | MR | 8 | 1998 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 8 | 1998 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 8 | 1998 |
| Simazine | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| LASSO | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| Picloram | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| Chlordane | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| Diquat | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| Dalapon | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| Atrazine | MR | 6 | 1998 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 5 | 1998 |
| Endothall | MR | 5 | 1998 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 4 | 2022 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Tell City Water Department has 290 recorded EPA violations, 90% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 10% carry more. 5% of this system's own violations are health-based (14 of 290), and it ranks #4,991 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
290 Higher than most more violations than 90% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 1 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFTA | 5/8/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/8/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/8/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/8/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/8/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/8/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/8/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/8/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/8/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/8/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/8/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/8/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/8/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 5/8/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/8/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/8/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/8/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 11/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 11/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 11/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 11/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 11/6/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 11/6/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 11/6/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 11/6/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 11/6/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 11/6/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 11/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 11/6/2023 | 4.30 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 11/6/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 11/6/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 11/6/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 11/6/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 11/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 11/6/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 11/6/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 11/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 11/6/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
UCMR5 PFAS record for Tell City Water Department
Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS IN5262004 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Drinking Water Branch
Nationwide peers
290 violations · 9,315 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Tell City Water Department
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