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Public Water System
PWSID IN5239006 · Indiana · 15,323 people served
MADISON WATER DEPARTMENT is an EPA-regulated public water system in Indiana (PWSID IN5239006). It serves an estimated 15,323 residents — a small city of customers — across 1 community across 1 ZIP code.
MADISON WATER DEPARTMENT has maintained full EPA Safe Drinking Water Act compliance over the most recent five-year reporting window. No health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedances are on record. The grade of A reflects this clean compliance history.
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Centered on the averaged ZIP-code centroid of 1 ZIP served.
Population
15,323
Cities
1
ZIPs
1
Violations
0
Health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) violations on file for MADISON WATER DEPARTMENT over the past five years of EPA SDWIS reporting.
No health-based violations in the last 5 years.
MADISON WATER DEPARTMENT's water systems have met EPA health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) requirements throughout the EPA reporting window. This does not mean zero detection of regulated contaminants — it means all measured concentrations remained below their federal action levels.
EPA records this system as PWSID IN5239006. Data reflects the most recent EPA SDWIS publication as of 2026-05-18. Public Water System Identifiers (PWSIDs) are assigned by the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act program to track every regulated water utility in the United States. The first two letters typically indicate the state primacy agency. For real-time water quality information, contact MADISON WATER DEPARTMENT directly or review their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).
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