Is Camden Water Utility Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Carroll

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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1996-10-01 → 1996-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1996-10-01 → 1996-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1980-06-30 → 1980-09-29

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
TTHM	32.05 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 33.2 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	18.25 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 19.2 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	670 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2018
Lead	0.0051 mg/L 34% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2024
Barium	258 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 260 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	2.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	5.06 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.1 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	1980 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2000 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromochloromethane	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	5.68 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.8 µg/L	3/10	SYR4	2018
Chromium	1.39 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2012–2018

64 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SNAVELY, JR., JERRY
Phone: 574-686-2121
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Camden Water Utility

Is Camden Water Utility tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Camden Water Utility'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 Camden Water Utility's water?

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

How many people does Camden Water Utility serve?

Camden Water Utility reports serving 611 people in Indiana, per its EPA record.

Has Camden Water Utility had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 3 violations on file for Camden Water Utility, of which 0 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.