Is New Harmony Water Utility Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Posey

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

127

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-07-01 → 2003-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-07-01 → 2003-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-07-01 → 2003-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-07-01 → 2003-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-01-01 → 2003-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-01-01 → 2003-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-01-01 → 2003-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-01-01 → 2003-12-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-01

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	6870 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	18/18	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	26.5 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 30 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	1159.55 µg/L 89% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1340 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	11.885 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 12.2 µg/L	8/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0029 mg/L 19% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2024
Lead	2.75 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	3/10	SYR4	2018
Barium	41.08 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 41.1 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	569.25 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 573 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromodichloromethane	1.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Cyanide	573 µg/L 287% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 200 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2015–2017
Chloroform	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Dibromochloromethane	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	5330 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2016

60 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CLARK, RODNEY
Phone: 812-483-7682
Email: rodney.clark@newharmony.in.gov

Frequently asked questions about New Harmony Water Utility

Is New Harmony Water Utility tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in New Harmony Water Utility's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in New Harmony Water Utility's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, TTHM, Copper, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does New Harmony Water Utility serve?

New Harmony Water Utility reports serving 1,633 people in Indiana, per its EPA record.

Has New Harmony Water Utility had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 127 violations on file for New Harmony Water Utility, of which 8 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.