Is Purdue Univ. Water Works Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: State government
Counties served: Tippecanoe

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	2001-07-01 → 2001-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-07-01 → 2001-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2001-07-01 → 2001-07-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-05-01 → 2019-05-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-05-01 → 2019-05-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-05-01 → 2019-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-10-01 → 2006-12-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0174 µg/L	2/12	2023
Pfhxa	0.0113 µg/L	2/12	2023
PFHXS	0.0068 µg/L	2/12	2023
Pfpea	0.0115 µg/L	2/12	2023
Pfba	0.0056 µg/L	1/12	2023
Pfpes	0.0084 µg/L	1/12	2023

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
Copper	693.25 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1210 µg/L	66/66	SYR4	2018
Nitrate	1600 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1800 µg/L	58/100	SYR4	2012–2017
TTHM	17.25 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 24 µg/L	36/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	22/22	LCR	2025
Arsenic	3.8285 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2017
Bromoform	12 µg/L No EPA limit set	14/21	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromochloromethane	3.105 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	14/21	SYR4	2012–2017
Barium	120.8 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 122 µg/L	13/13	SYR4	2012–2017
Chromium	4.053 µg/L 4.1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 4.24 µg/L	12/13	SYR4	2012–2017
Bromodichloromethane	1.47 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	7/21	SYR4	2012–2017
Combined Uranium	1.88481 µg/L 6.3% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 1.9917 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2016
Nitrate-Nitrite	1895.75 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1900 µg/L	6/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	6.075 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 6.1 µg/L	6/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1290 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1500 µg/L	4/13	SYR4	2012–2017
Lead	2.86 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	3/66	SYR4	2018
Selenium	3.317 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	3/13	SYR4	2012–2017
Gross Beta Particle Activity	10.885 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.3 pCi/L	2/7	SYR4	2012–2016
Chloroform	0.5000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/21	SYR4	2012–2017

83 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-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: VEACH, KURTIS
Phone: 765-496-2705
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Purdue Univ. Water Works

Is Purdue Univ. Water Works tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Purdue Univ. 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 Purdue Univ. Water Works's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Nitrate, TTHM, Lead, Arsenic, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Purdue Univ. Water Works serve?

Purdue Univ. Water Works reports serving 50,000 people in Indiana, per its EPA record.

Has Purdue Univ. Water Works had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 82 violations on file for Purdue Univ. Water Works, of which 3 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.