Question 1

Is Chrisney Water Department water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Chrisney Water Department (PWS ID: IN5274001) has 99 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 823 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Chrisney Water Department serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Chrisney Water Department serves 823 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Chrisney or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 329 service connections. The operator address is listed in Chrisney, Indiana.

Question 3

What type of violations does Chrisney Water Department have?

Accepted Answer

Chrisney Water Department has 99 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 56 monitoring/reporting violations, and 19 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Chrisney Water Department water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Chrisney Water Department use?

Accepted Answer

Chrisney Water Department uses Surface Water 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 Chrisney Water Department sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Chrisney Water Department ranks #22,106 of 29,740 by people served, and #549 of 788 in Indiana. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Chrisney Water Department's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Chrisney Water Department has 99 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 27% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 73% of that cohort has fewer violations than Chrisney Water Department. 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	19	1996
Coliform (TCR)	MR	18	2001
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	12	2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	6	2008
TTHM	MR	6	2008
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	MR	2	2010
Nitrate	MR	2	1980
Arsenic	MR	2	1980
Fluoride	MR	2	1980
Selenium	MR	2	1980
Chromium	MR	2	1980
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	2	1995
Mercury	MR	2	1980
Barium	MR	2	1980
Cadmium	MR	2	1980
2,4,5-TP	MR	1	1978
BHC-GAMMA	MR	1	1978
Toxaphene	MR	1	1978
Methoxychlor	MR	1	1978
2,4-D	MR	1	1978
Endrin	MR	1	1978

Chrisney Water Department

Chrisney Water Department standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Chrisney Water Department

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints