UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

IN · PWS ID IN5271020 · Community water system

105
contaminants tested
16
detected
7,400
people served
Water source
Ground water
Ownership
Private
Counties served
St. Joseph

PFAS detected

“Forever chemicals” from UCMR-5 — the only fresh nationwide measurements (2023–2025).
ContaminantMaxDetection ratePeriod
PFBS 0.0045 ug/L 4/14 2025
PFOA 0.0041 ug/L 1/14 2025

Other contaminants detected

ContaminantMaxDetection rateSourcePeriod
Nitrate 1700 UG/L 36/74 SYR4 2012–2018
COPPER, FREE 760 UG/L 22/22 SYR4 2017
LEAD SUMMARY 0.0160 mg/L 18/18 LCR 2026
Nitrate-Nitrite 1200 UG/L 17/28 SYR4 2014–2019
Barium 160 UG/L 15/15 SYR4 2013–2017
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) 2.3 PCI/L 14/15 SYR4 2016–2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U 14.2 PCI/L 14/27 SYR4 2012–2017
Lead 13 UG/L 14/22 SYR4 2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity 6.68 PCI/L 9/13 SYR4 2012–2017
Combined Uranium 1.6 UG/L 8/17 SYR4 2012–2017
Arsenic 2.9 UG/L 2/15 SYR4 2013–2017
Chromium 1.7 UG/L 2/15 SYR4 2013–2017
Fluoride 100 UG/L 2/16 SYR4 2013–2017
Antimony, Total 0.5000 UG/L 1/15 SYR4 2013–2017
89 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 FTS6:2 FTS8:2 FTS9Cl-PF3ONSADONAAtrazineBHC-GAMMABenzeneBenzo(a)pyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformCHLOROBENZENECYANIDECadmiumCarbofuranCarbon tetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformDICHLOROMETHANEDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) adipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateDibromochloromethaneDinosebDiquatETHYLENE DIBROMIDEEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHEXACHLOROBENZENEHFPO-DAHeptachlorHeptachlor epoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLASSOMercuryMethoxychlorNEtFOSAANFDHANMeFOSAANitriteOXAMYLPFBAPFDAPFDoAPFEESAPFHpAPFHpSPFHxAPFHxSPFMBAPFMPAPFNAPFOSPFPeAPFPeSPFTAPFTrDAPFUnAPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl chlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-Dichloroethylenelithiumo-Dichlorobenzenep-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Areas served

NOTRE DAME

Utility contact

Contact
CIRA, MIKE
Phone
574-631-7110
Email
mcira2@nd.edu