Is Carmel Water Department Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water under surface influence
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Hamilton

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	2024-01-01 → 2024-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-01-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-10-01 → 2021-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-01-31

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)	19.675 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 31.8 µg/L	166/166	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	42.055 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 48.1 µg/L	164/164	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1060.5 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1290 µg/L	38/82	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	186.4 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 211 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2017
Lead	6.7 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7.3 µg/L	16/30	SYR4	2017
Lead	0.0029 mg/L 20% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2023
Fluoride	965.3 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1120 µg/L	14/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	166 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 172 µg/L	11/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2015
Dibromochloromethane	6.76 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.8 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2015
Bromodichloromethane	9.185 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.5 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2012–2015
Combined Uranium	5.16 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 6.6 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2014
Bromoform	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	6/10	SYR4	2012–2015
Arsenic	1.78 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	5/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	2.075 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	4/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	177.6 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 182 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2013
Selenium	4.14 µg/L 8.3% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	3/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	2/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	6.495 pCi/L 43% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 6.7 pCi/L	2/7	SYR4	2012–2014
Mercury	0.2000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	9.57 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/10	UCMR-5	2023

86 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-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FOREMAN, JAIMIE
Phone: 317-571-4144
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Carmel Water Department

Is Carmel Water Department tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Carmel Water Department'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 Carmel Water Department's water?

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

How many people does Carmel Water Department serve?

Carmel Water Department reports serving 99,927 people in Indiana, per its EPA record.

Has Carmel Water Department had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 23 violations on file for Carmel Water Department, of which 8 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.