Is Indiana American Water - West Lafayette Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
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	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1993-07-01 → 1993-07-31

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
Nitrate	1764.5 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1770 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	759 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 797 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2017
TTHM	24.24 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 25.6 µg/L	29/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	7.5 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 8.4 µg/L	29/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2023
Nitrate-Nitrite	1764 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1770 µg/L	13/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	200 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	1010 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	17.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	4/4	UCMR-5	2023
Lead	12.1 µg/L 81% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 13 µg/L	3/30	SYR4	2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	6.69 µg/L 112% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 6 µg/L worst single sample: 7 µg/L	2/13	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	1.83025 pCi/L 12% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.89 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2016

88 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GOSNELL, CHRISTINA
Phone: 317-885-2408
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Indiana American Water - West Lafayette

Is Indiana American Water - West Lafayette tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Indiana American Water - West Lafayette'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 Indiana American Water - West Lafayette's water?

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

How many people does Indiana American Water - West Lafayette serve?

Indiana American Water - West Lafayette reports serving 35,533 people in Indiana, per its EPA record.

Has Indiana American Water - West Lafayette had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 3 violations on file for Indiana American Water - West Lafayette, 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.