Is FERDINAND WATER DEPARTMENT's water safe to drink?
FERDINAND WATER DEPARTMENT has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 2,918 people through 1,167 service connections.
How this compares nationally
43 total violations and 4 health-based ones put FERDINAND WATER DEPARTMENT at the 69th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,044 of 12,903.
Against the IN average
Among the 283 IN systems in this dataset, the average is 2.9 health-based violations - FERDINAND WATER DEPARTMENT's 4 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
FERDINAND WATER DEPARTMENT's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2015-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
FERDINAND 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: Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 FERDINAND WATER DEPARTMENT's record does not cover
Everything on this page is FERDINAND WATER DEPARTMENT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 43 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.