Question 1

Is Dublin Municipal Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Dublin Municipal Water Works (PWS ID: IN5289005) has 607 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 790 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Dublin Municipal Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Dublin Municipal Water Works serves 790 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Milton or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 401 service connections. The operator address is listed in Milton, Indiana.

Question 3

What type of violations does Dublin Municipal Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

Dublin Municipal Water Works has 607 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 599 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 Dublin Municipal Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Dublin Municipal Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

Dublin Municipal 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 Dublin Municipal Water Works sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Dublin Municipal Water Works ranks #22,828 of 29,740 by people served, and #569 of 788 in Indiana. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Dublin Municipal Water Works's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Dublin Municipal Water Works has 607 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 3% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 97% of that cohort has fewer violations than Dublin Municipal 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
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	13	1995
Diquat	MR	13	1995
Endrin	MR	13	1995
Heptachlor	MR	13	1995
Coliform (TCR)	MR	13	1996
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	13	1995
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	13	1995
BHC-GAMMA	MR	13	1995
Methoxychlor	MR	13	1995
Picloram	MR	13	1995
Simazine	MR	13	1995
LASSO	MR	13	1995
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	13	1995
Chlordane	MR	13	1995
Atrazine	MR	13	1995
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	13	1995
Toxaphene	MR	13	1995
Dalapon	MR	13	1995
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	13	1995
Endothall	MR	13	1995
OXAMYL	MR	13	1995
Pentachlorophenol	MR	13	1995
Dinoseb	MR	13	1995
Carbofuran	MR	13	1995
2,4,5-TP	MR	13	1995
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	13	1995
Glyphosate	MR	13	1995
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	13	1995
2,4-D	MR	13	1995
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	9	1996

Dublin Municipal Water Works

Dublin Municipal Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Dublin Municipal Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints