Is VAN BUREN WATER, INC.'s water safe to drink?
VAN BUREN WATER, INC. has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 6,670 people through 2,515 service connections.
VAN BUREN WATER, INC.'s record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, VAN BUREN WATER, INC. ranks 5,185th by violation burden (60th percentile) - 13 violations total, 3 health-baseds.
How VAN BUREN WATER, INC. compares within IN
VAN BUREN WATER, INC.'s 3 health-based violations sit above the IN average of 2.9, across 283 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for VAN BUREN WATER, INC. is from 2025-01-07 (health-based: 2021-01-08). Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
VAN BUREN WATER, INC.'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: Coliform (TCR); Revised Total Coliform 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 this data is and is not
Everything on this page is VAN BUREN WATER, INC.'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 13 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.