Question 1

Is Cayuga Water Department water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Cayuga Water Department (PWS ID: IN5283002) has 171 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,162 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Cayuga Water Department serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Cayuga Water Department serves 1,162 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Cayuga or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 574 service connections. The operator address is listed in Cayuga, Indiana.

Question 3

What type of violations does Cayuga Water Department have?

Accepted Answer

Cayuga Water Department has 171 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 166 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 Cayuga Water Department water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Cayuga Water Department use?

Accepted Answer

Cayuga Water Department 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 Cayuga Water Department sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Cayuga Water Department ranks #18,180 of 29,740 by people served, and #416 of 788 in Indiana. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Cayuga Water Department has 171 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 17% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 83% of that cohort has fewer violations than Cayuga 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
Coliform (TCR)	MR	30	2003
Nitrate	MR	5	2000
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	3	2000
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2000
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	3	2000
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	2000
Vinyl chloride	MR	3	2000
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2000
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	3	2000
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	3	2000
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	3	2000
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	3	2000
Benzene	MR	3	2000
Toluene	MR	3	2000
Ethylbenzene	MR	3	2000
Styrene	MR	3	2000
Trichloroethylene	MR	3	2000
Xylenes, Total	MR	3	2000
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	2000
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	3	2000
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2000
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	3	2000
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	3	2000
Dinoseb	MR	2	1995
Diquat	MR	2	1995
2,4-D	MR	2	1995
Endothall	MR	2	1995
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	2	1995
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	1995
Methoxychlor	MR	2	1995

Cayuga Water Department

Cayuga Water Department standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Cayuga Water Department

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served