CARMEL WATER DEPARTMENT: EPA violation history, explained
CARMEL WATER DEPARTMENT had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 99,927 people get their water from it, across 36,337 connections.
CARMEL WATER DEPARTMENT's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CARMEL WATER DEPARTMENT ranks 6,686th by violation burden (48th percentile) - 7 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
How CARMEL WATER DEPARTMENT compares within IN
CARMEL WATER DEPARTMENT's 2 health-based violations sit within the IN average of 2.9, across 283 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CARMEL WATER DEPARTMENT is from 2024-01-01 (health-based: 2024-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CARMEL WATER DEPARTMENT's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Groundwater Rule; Revised Total Coliform Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is CARMEL WATER DEPARTMENT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and CARMEL WATER DEPARTMENT's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 6,686th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.