Is Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Allen

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-01-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-01-01
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1997-08-01 → 1997-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1997-08-01 → 1997-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1997-08-01 → 1997-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1997-07-01 → 1997-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1997-07-01 → 1997-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1997-07-01 → 1997-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-08-01 → 1993-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-08-01 → 1993-08-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfpea	0.0080 µg/L	4/4	2024
Pfhxa	0.0041 µg/L	1/4	2024

Other contaminants detected

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 this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	45.2 µg/L 75% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 55.6 µg/L	356/356	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	63.385 µg/L 79% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 94.7 µg/L	354/354	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	125 µg/L 9.6% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 181 µg/L	341/347	SYR4	2017–2019
Lead	19.3 µg/L 129% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 285 µg/L	261/347	SYR4	2017–2019
Nitrate	3635.2 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 8553 µg/L	198/198	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	15.5 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 27 µg/L	91/93	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	3094.05 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4110 µg/L	88/88	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrite	54.95 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 240 µg/L	72/93	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0026 mg/L 17% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	41/41	LCR	2026
Bromodichloromethane	655.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2600 µg/L	31/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	60.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 73 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	0.4900 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7000 µg/L	15/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.835 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4 µg/L	12/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	920 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2019
2,4-D	1.675 µg/L 2.4% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	8/35	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	50.88 µg/L 51% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 72 µg/L	7/93	SYR4	2012–2019
Simazine	0.1090 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1100 µg/L	3/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Thallium, Total	0.3950 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.4000 µg/L	2/93	SYR4	2012–2019
Vinyl Chloride	0.2000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	2/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.8000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	2.1 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/93	SYR4	2012–2019

84 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAsbestosBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ANSPACH, JASON
Phone: 260-427-6054
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant

Is Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant's water?

EPA monitoring detected Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), TTHM, Copper, Lead, Nitrate, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant serve?

Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant reports serving 269,994 people in Indiana, per its EPA record.

Has Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 37 violations on file for Fort Wayne - 3 Rivers Filtration Plant, of which 14 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

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.