What's in SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS's water?
SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 115,000, over 46,000 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS ranks 3,935th by violation burden (70th percentile) - 121 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
Against the IN average
IN's 283 covered systems average 2.9 health-based violations each; SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS carries 4, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-11, with the most recent health-based one dated 2000-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
The concern categories on record
SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS'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: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS's record does not cover
SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.