Question 1

Is Dana Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Dana Water Works (PWS ID: IN5283005) has 1191 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 660 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Dana Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Dana Water Works serves 660 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Dana or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 260 service connections. The operator address is listed in Dana, Indiana.

Question 3

What type of violations does Dana Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

Dana Water Works has 1,191 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,151 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 Dana Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Dana Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

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

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Dana Water Works ranks #25,013 of 29,740 by people served, and #639 of 788 in Indiana. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Dana Water Works has 1,191 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 1% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 99% of that cohort has fewer violations than Dana 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	32	2014
Endrin	MR	27	2016
BHC-GAMMA	MR	27	2016
Methoxychlor	MR	27	2016
Endothall	MR	27	2016
Dalapon	MR	27	2016
OXAMYL	MR	27	2016
Simazine	MR	27	2016
Picloram	MR	27	2016
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	27	2016
Atrazine	MR	27	2016
LASSO	MR	27	2016
2,4-D	MR	27	2016
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	27	2016
Dinoseb	MR	27	2016
Pentachlorophenol	MR	27	2016
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	27	2016
Chlordane	MR	27	2016
Diquat	MR	27	2016
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	27	2016
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	27	2016
2,4,5-TP	MR	27	2016
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	27	2016
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	27	2016
Heptachlor	MR	27	2016
Carbofuran	MR	27	2016
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	27	2016
Toxaphene	MR	27	2016
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	26	2021
Nitrate	MR	18	1997

Dana Water Works

Dana Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Dana Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints