Is Georgetown, IN Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Georgetown's water

The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
Nitrate	2010 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2019	1/2	SYR4
Fluoride	789.15 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Copper	656.55 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2019	2/2	SYR4
TTHM	15.96 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 64.475 µg/L — INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - GEORGETOWN · 3,605 people · 2019	2/2	SYR4
Barium	33.1 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	9 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2019 Highest in the city: 26.995 µg/L — INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - GEORGETOWN · 3,605 people · 2019	2/2	SYR4
Lead	8.7 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2019	2/2	SYR4
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.2 pCi/L 21% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.1 pCi/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Dibromochloromethane	2.325 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Bromodichloromethane	1.74 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Bromoform	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Combined Uranium	1.1909 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Chloroform	0.9000 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.7000 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Thallium, Total	0.3000 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2017	1/2	SYR4
Lead	0.0015 mg/L 9.8% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION · 10,442 people · 2025	2/2	LCR

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Georgetown

Supplier	Population served
EDWARDSVILLE WATER CORPORATION	10,442
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER - GEORGETOWN	3,605

Frequently asked questions about Georgetown tap water

Is Georgetown tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 17 contaminants in the water serving Georgetown. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve Georgetown?

2 public water suppliers report drinking-water monitoring for Georgetown, Indiana to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Georgetown's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Georgetown include Nitrate, Fluoride, Copper, TTHM, Barium. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.