Is Dana Water Works water safe to drink?

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.

How many people does Dana Water Works serve?

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.

What type of violations does Dana Water Works have?

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.

Has PFAS been detected in Dana Water Works water?

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

What water source does Dana Water Works use?

Dana Water Works uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Where does this data come from?

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.

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

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.

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

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.

States → Indiana

Community Water System · PWS IN5283005

Dana Water Works

Operator location Dana, Indiana - 0% of 1,191 violations are health-based (lower-third health share (≤ 1%)); groundwater source; 660 served per SDWIS.

Compiled by PlainWater · May 15, 2026

660
People served (this PWS) Smaller third of systems: 1,191
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems: 2
Health-based (this PWS) Lower third by health-based share: Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS) No UCMR5 result

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Dana Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

0% of 1,191 recorded violations are health-based - lower-third health share (≤ 1%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 0% is lower-third health share (≤ 1%). Population rank #25,013 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Dana Water Works sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (1,191), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is smaller (660; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is only 0% - almost all of this trail is monitoring or reporting. No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

#25,013 of 29,740
Population · /systems: #639 of 788
Population · IN: 1,191
Total EPA violations on record: 0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

Water Safety Score

32/100

Dana Water Works

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations C-

EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)

Monitoring & reporting violations F

1,189

Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)

PFAS contamination N/A

Not UCMR5-tested

Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Local
Connections: 260
County: Vermillion
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 0
Monitoring Violations: 1,151
Treatment Tech Violations: 2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

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

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Dana Water Works has 1,191 recorded EPA violations, 99% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 1% carry more. 0% of this system's own violations are health-based (2 of 1,191), and it ranks #25,013 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)

1,191 Higher than most more violations than 99% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Dana Water Works plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

How to read this

Each dot is one public water system; the highlighted dot is Dana Water Works. A system to the right has more recorded violations; a system higher up has a larger share of those violations classified health-based rather than monitoring or reporting.

Rare but serious: few violations, but most of them are health-based.
Frequent, mostly paperwork: many violations, but mostly monitoring or reporting, not health-based.
Clean record: below-median on both counts, the tinted corner.

View all 30 systems as a list

City of Ballinger: 372 violations, 85% health-based
Nooksack Valley Water Association: 16 violations, 31% health-based
Montgomery Co RWD 12: 7 violations, 29% health-based
Irvin Water District #6: 11 violations, 27% health-based
Ticonderoga WD: 47 violations, 26% health-based
Pine Valley Plantation: 37 violations, 24% health-based
McLouth, City Of: 29 violations, 17% health-based
Kipling Oaks 1: 25 violations, 16% health-based
South Deerfield Water Supply District: 96 violations, 16% health-based
Sunset Ridge Water District: 82 violations, 15% health-based
Orange Water Dept: 136 violations, 14% health-based
Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1: 167 violations, 11% health-based
Lake Gibson Estates: 42 violations, 2% health-based
Benson Culinary Improvement District: 212 violations, 1% health-based
Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth: 567 violations, 1% health-based
Miccosukee Service Plaza: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600: 2 violations, 0% health-based
Center Water Co: 5 violations, 0% health-based
Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs: 9 violations, 0% health-based
Great Bend Industrial Park: 14 violations, 0% health-based
Glen Park Village: 19 violations, 0% health-based
Camp Is-Sho-Da: 22 violations, 0% health-based
Hamilton: 33 violations, 0% health-based
Town of Welaka: 54 violations, 0% health-based
Township of Blairstown Dpw: 61 violations, 0% health-based
McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority: 71 violations, 0% health-based
Clarkdale Municipal Water System: 114 violations, 0% health-based
Eureka Water Association: 273 violations, 0% health-based
Dana Water Works: 1,191 violations, 0% health-based (this system)

Health-based violations on Dana Water Works

2 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for IN5283005.

EPA SDWIS · PWS IN5283005 IN primacy agency

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Drinking Water Branch

Nationwide peers

1,191 violations · 660 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.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Dana Water Works

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

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Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

Compiled by PlainWater, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.