Is Palmyra Water Works Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: GWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Harrison

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-02-01 → 2000-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-02-01 → 2000-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-02-01 → 2000-02-29
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-08-01 → 1996-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-08-01 → 1996-08-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-06-01 → 2021-06-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-06-01 → 2021-06-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-06-01 → 2021-06-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-06-01 → 2021-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-10-01 → 2016-12-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFOA	0.0065 µg/L	1/2	2025

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	45.955 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 84.2 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	534 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 650 µg/L	40/40	SYR4	2016–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	14.46 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 58.8 µg/L	39/42	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Lead	6.2 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7 µg/L	5/40	SYR4	2016–2019

29 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: COX, JEREMY
Phone: 812-267-2060
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Palmyra Water Works

Is Palmyra Water Works tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 6 contaminants in Palmyra Water Works'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 Palmyra Water Works's water?

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

How many people does Palmyra Water Works serve?

Palmyra Water Works reports serving 4,425 people in Indiana, per its EPA record.

Has Palmyra Water Works had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 73 violations on file for Palmyra Water Works, of which 5 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.