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What is in the water at 47201
5 public water systems serve this ZIP code in the federal records. Everything below comes from EPA monitoring data, and everything missing is named.
COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL UTILITY
PWSID IN5203002 · IN · serves 56,490 people
PFAS and lithium
4 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 14 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 0.016 µg/L | 4 | 7/16/2024 |
| PFBS | 0.0096 µg/L | 4 | 7/16/2024 |
| PFBA | 0.0092 µg/L | 4 | 7/16/2024 |
| PFHxA | 0.0083 µg/L | 2 | 7/16/2024 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
Too few readings to state a hardness. 1 station(s), 3 result(s). Below two stations and five results this page will not state a number: a median of two readings from one creek is not your water.
EASTERN BARTHOLOMEW WATER
PWSID IN5203004 · IN · serves 13,547 people · service area inferred by a model, not supplied by the state
PFAS and lithium
Sampled, nothing detected. Tested for 30 compounds under UCMR 5 with none found at or above its reporting limit. A reporting limit is the lowest concentration the method can measure, so this means “below that” rather than “zero”.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
SOUTHWESTERN BARTHOLOMEW WATER CORP.
PWSID IN5203008 · IN · serves 8,652 people · service area inferred by a model, not supplied by the state
PFAS and lithium
4 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 4 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 0.014 µg/L | 1 | 2/4/2025 |
| PFBS | 0.0087 µg/L | 1 | 2/4/2025 |
| PFBA | 0.0085 µg/L | 1 | 2/4/2025 |
| PFHxA | 0.0083 µg/L | 1 | 2/4/2025 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
BROWN COUNTY WATER UTILITY
PWSID IN5207001 · IN · serves 15,368 people · service area inferred by a model, not supplied by the state
PFAS and lithium
6 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 9 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 190 µg/L | 4 | 7/17/2023 |
| PFOA | 0.013 µg/L | 1 | 3/20/2024 |
| PFOS | 0.011 µg/L | 1 | 3/20/2024 |
| PFPeA | 0.0035 µg/L | 1 | 1/30/2024 |
| PFBS | 0.0031 µg/L | 1 | 3/20/2024 |
| PFHpA | 0.003 µg/L | 1 | 3/20/2024 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
JACKSON COUNTY WATER UTILITY
PWSID IN5236003 · IN · serves 13,667 people · service area inferred by a model, not supplied by the state
PFAS and lithium
2 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 2 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0.006 µg/L | 1 | 7/1/2024 |
| PFOS | 0.0051 µg/L | 1 | 7/1/2024 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
What this report cannot tell you
Every figure describes water at a sampling point: a treatment plant, an entry point to the distribution system, or a monitoring station. None of it describes water arriving at your tap. Plumbing between the two can add lead and copper, and if your home was built before 1986 a test kit tells you something no federal dataset can.
Sources: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence (final release, frozen July 2026) · EPA SDWIS health-based violations · USGS and state monitoring via the Water Quality Portal · EPA Public Water System Service Area Boundaries v3. Compiled 2026-09-01 · 4 of 5 service areas here are modelled.