Is LAPEL MUNICIPAL WATER COMPANY's water safe to drink?
LAPEL MUNICIPAL WATER COMPANY had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 2,379 people get their water from it, across 972 connections.
LAPEL MUNICIPAL WATER COMPANY's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, LAPEL MUNICIPAL WATER COMPANY ranks 4,827th by violation burden (63th percentile) - 44 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
How LAPEL MUNICIPAL WATER COMPANY compares within IN
LAPEL MUNICIPAL WATER COMPANY's 3 health-based violations sit above the IN average of 2.9, across 283 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for LAPEL MUNICIPAL WATER COMPANY is from 2025-02-07 (health-based: 2023-03-02). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
LAPEL MUNICIPAL WATER COMPANY'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what LAPEL MUNICIPAL WATER COMPANY reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 44 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.