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PFAS in Indiana drinking water

219 community water systems tested

9.6%
of tested systems detected PFOA or PFOS
(21/219)

PFAS — “forever chemicals” — are synthetic compounds that accumulate in the body and are linked to cancer, liver damage and immune effects. In 2024 the EPA set enforceable limits of 4 parts per trillion each for PFOA and PFOS. These are the only nationwide PFAS measurements, from the EPA’s UCMR-5 program.

Water systems

PFAS value per system, 2023–2025. EPA limit — 4 ppt (0.004 µg/L) for PFOA and PFOS, set in 2024. Systems that detected PFOA or PFOS are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SystemCityPopulationPFAS (ug/L)
MARYSVILLE OTISCO NABB WATER CORP. MARYSVILLE 6,813 0.0145 ug/L
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - CHARLESTOWN CHARLESTOWN 8,658 0.0134 ug/L
BROWN COUNTY WATER UTILITY 15,368 0.0129 ug/L
SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS SOUTH BEND 115,000 0.0100 ug/L
PIKE-GIBSON WATER, INC. OAKLAND CITY JUNCTION 10,000 0.0079 ug/L
GREENVILLE WATER UTILITY GALENA 4,920 0.0072 ug/L
WEST TERRE HAUTE WATER WEST TERRE HAUTE 4,075 0.0071 ug/L
PALMYRA WATER WORKS PALMYRA 4,425 0.0065 ug/L
HANOVER WATER DEPARTMENT HANOVER 2,597 0.0063 ug/L
JACKSON COUNTY WATER UTILITY BROWNSTOWN 13,667 0.0060 ug/L
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - TERRE HAUTE TERRE HAUTE 67,765 0.0052 ug/L
ELKHART PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES ELKHART 46,455 0.0052 ug/L
RAMSEY WATER COMPANY, INC. RAMSEY 16,475 0.0052 ug/L
GIBSON WATER AUTHORITY HAUBSTADT 4,835 0.0049 ug/L
MADISON WATER DEPARTMENT MADISON 15,323 0.0046 ug/L
TELL CITY WATER DEPARTMENT TELL CITY 9,315 0.0043 ug/L
MISHAWAKA UTILITIES MISHAWAKA 49,675 0.0042 ug/L
ANDERSON WATER DEPARTMENT ANDERSON 55,212 0.0041 ug/L
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME NOTRE DAME 7,400 0.0041 ug/L
SELLERSBURG WATER DEPARTMENT JEFFERSONVILLE 15,655 0.0040 ug/L
MOUNT VERNON WATER WORKS MOUNT VERNON 6,426 0.0040 ug/L
CITIZENS WATER - INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS 880,345 Not detected
FORT WAYNE - 3 RIVERS FILTRATION PLANT FORT WAYNE 269,994 Not detected
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - NORTHWEST GARY 210,510 Not detected
EVANSVILLE WATER UTILITY EVANSVILLE 182,444 Not detected
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - S. INDIANA JEFFERSONVILLE 104,445 Not detected
CARMEL WATER DEPARTMENT CARMEL 99,927 Not detected
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - JOHNSON COUNTY GREENWOOD 86,813 Not detected
CITY OF BLOOMINGTON UTILITIES BLOOMINGTON 83,000 Not detected
HAMMOND WATER WORKS DEPARTMENT HAMMOND 78,384 Not detected
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - MUNCIE MUNCIE 74,030 Not detected
LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS LAFAYETTE 70,835 Not detected
CITIZENS WATER OF WESTFIELD, LLC CARMEL 61,493 Not detected
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - KOKOMO KOKOMO 59,313 Not detected
COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL UTILITY COLUMBUS 51,122 Not detected
PURDUE UNIV. WATER WORKS WEST LAFAYETTE 50,000 Not detected
CITY OF LAWRENCE UTILITIES LAWRENCE 49,000 Not detected
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - NOBLESVILLE NOBLESVILLE 45,575 Not detected
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - RICHMOND RICHMOND 41,485 Not detected
VALPARAISO DEPARTMENT OF WATER WORKS VALPARAISO 36,000 Not detected
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - WEST LAFAYETTE WEST LAFAYETTE 35,533 Not detected
PLAINFIELD WATER WORKS PLAINFIELD 34,477 Not detected
BARGERSVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT BARGERSVILLE 34,418 Not detected
MICHIGAN CITY DEPARTMENT OF WATER WORKS MICHIGAN CITY 33,996 Not detected
GOSHEN WATER UTILITY GOSHEN 32,267 Not detected
BROWNSBURG WATER WORKS BROWNSBURG 31,250 Not detected
CROWN POINT WATER WORKS CROWN POINT 30,000 Not detected
SCHERERVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT SCHERERVILLE 30,000 Not detected
MARION CITY WATER WORKS MARION 28,363 Not detected
GREENFIELD WATER UTILITY GREENFIELD 26,671 Not detected
EAST CHICAGO WATER WORKS EAST CHICAGO 26,370 Not detected
ST. JOHN MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITY ST. JOHN 25,700 Not detected
HIGHLAND WATER WORKS HIGHLAND (HIGHLANDS) 23,984 Not detected
MUNSTER WATER COMPANY MUNSTER 23,894 Not detected
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - NEWBURGH NEWBURGH 22,215 Not detected
LAPORTE WATER WORKS LAPORTE 22,197 Not detected
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - SEYMOUR SEYMOUR 20,725 Not detected
CHANDLER WATER WORKS DEPARTMENT NEWBURGH 20,120 Not detected
NEW CASTLE UTILITIES NEW CASTLE 19,880 Not detected
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - SHELBYVILLE SHELBYVILLE 19,093 Not detected
EASTERN HEIGHTS UTILITIES BLOOMFIELD 19,028 Not detected
VINCENNES WATER DEPARTMENT VINCENNES 18,701 Not detected
LOGANSPORT MUNICIPAL UTILITY-WELL FIELD LOGANSPORT 18,369 Not detected
STUCKER FORK WATER UTILITY AUSTIN 17,718 Not detected
JASPER MUNICIPAL WATER UTILITY JASPER 17,440 Not detected
HUNTINGTON WATER DEPARTMENT HUNTINGTON 17,300 Not detected
GRIFFITH WATER DEPARTMENT GRIFFITH 16,893 Not detected
LEBANON UTILITIES LEBANON 16,840 Not detected
DYER WATER DEPARTMENT DYER 16,800 Not detected
FRANKFORT WATER WORKS FRANKFORT 16,422 Not detected
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - CRAWFORDSVILLE CRAWFORDSVILLE 15,930 Not detected
WATSON RURAL WATER COMPANY JEFFERSONVILLE 15,750 Not detected
NEW HAVEN WATER DEPARTMENT NEW HAVEN 15,700 Not detected
MARTINSVILLE WATER UTILITY MARTINSVILLE 15,000 Not detected
ELLETTSVILLE WATER WORKS ELLETTSVILLE 14,500 Not detected
HUNTERTOWN WATER WORKS HUNTERTOWN 14,058 Not detected
BEDFORD CITY UTILITIES BEDFORD 14,000 Not detected
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - WARSAW WARSAW 13,835 Not detected
WASHINGTON WATER WORKS WASHINGTON 13,690 Not detected
EASTERN BARTHOLOMEW WATER TAYLORSVILLE 13,547 Not detected
PATOKA LAKE REGIONAL WATER DUBOIS 13,503 Not detected
CONNERSVILLE UTILITIES CONNERSVILLE 13,282 Not detected
GERMAN TOWNSHIP WATER DISTRICT INC. EVANSVILLE 12,890 Not detected
AUBURN WATER DEPARTMENT AUBURN 12,800 Not detected
GREENCASTLE DEPARTMENT OF WATER GREENCASTLE 12,699 Not detected
GREENSBURG MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS GREENSBURG 12,650 Not detected
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - WABASH WABASH 12,140 Not detected
BRAZIL CITY WATER WORKS BRAZIL 12,000 Not detected
PATRIOT WATER DEPARTMENT PATRIOT 11,937 Not detected
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - LOWELL LOWELL 11,908 Not detected
NORTH LAWRENCE WATER AUTHORITY BEDFORD 11,625 Not detected
PERU WATER DEPARTMENT PERU 11,417 Not detected
BORDEN TRI-COUNTY REGION BORDEN 11,000 Not detected
PRINCETON WATER DEPARTMENT PRINCETON 10,875 Not detected
SPEEDWAY WATER WORKS SPEEDWAY 10,578 Not detected
DANVILLE WATER WORKS DANVILLE 10,500 Not detected
EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION GEORGETOWN 10,442 Not detected
TRI-TOWNSHIP WATER CORPORATION LAWRENCEBURG 10,435 Not detected
KENDALLVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT KENDALLVILLE 10,300 Not detected
BLUFFTON UTILITIES WATER DEPT BLUFFTON 10,298 Not detected