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Official source aggregationWater quality in La Porte, IN 46350
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Laporte County.
5 active health-based record(s) across possible systems
- Largest possible serving system
- Shady Grove Mobile Home Park
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Laporte County
- Profile updated
Your tap water
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Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.
Utility hardness unavailable in this index
Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.
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What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
All possible systems
Review needed
5 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
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5 systems
Serves 100 people system-wide
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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records
These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.
EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.
Shady Grove Mobile Home Park
IN5246024 · Groundwater · 100 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (1)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 0.0016 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
11% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (58)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Xylenes, Total | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Trichloroethylene | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Benzene | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Toluene | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Ethylbenzene | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Radium-228 | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Styrene | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Vinyl chloride | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Radium-226 | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | May 21, 2025 to Sep 22, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Apr 30, 2025 |
| Radium-226 | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Radium-228 | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Trichloroethylene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Toluene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Styrene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Xylenes, Total | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Benzene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Vinyl chloride | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Ethylbenzene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 28, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2013 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2012 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2012 |
Share Foundation
IN5246011 · Groundwater · 86 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
1 reported active health-based record(s) for this system
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (1)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 6.7e-4 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
4% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023
Violation history (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Mar 16, 2026 |
Neighbors Of Rolling Prairie
IN5246023 · Groundwater · 70 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (1)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 0 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024
Violation history (7)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Aug 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 31, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Feb 3, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2021 |
Michiana Estates Llc - Water System
IN5246026 · Groundwater · 35 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
4 reported active health-based record(s) for this system
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (1)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 0 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Violation history (79)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Dec 2, 2025 |
| E. COLI | Unaddressed | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Nov 13, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Jan 1, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Dec 30, 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Dec 30, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 10, 2024 to Oct 15, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 15, 2024 |
| E. COLI | Resolved | Oct 24, 2023 to Sep 12, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Apr 30, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Mar 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2023 to Feb 28, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 2, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2022 to Nov 30, 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Apr 26, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Oct 31, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Jun 16, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Apr 26, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2022 to Feb 28, 2022 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Groundwater Rule | Unaddressed | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Jan 31, 2022 |
| Endrin | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Methoxychlor | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Toxaphene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Dalapon | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Diquat | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Glyphosate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Picloram | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Dinoseb | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Atrazine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Heptachlor | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| 2,4-D | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Jun 16, 2023 |
| BHC-GAMMA | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Chlordane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| LASSO | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Carbofuran | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| 2,4,5-TP | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Endothall | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Pentachlorophenol | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Simazine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| OXAMYL | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Apr 26, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Oct 31, 2021 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Jun 16, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2021 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Apr 26, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Mar 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Jun 16, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Jan 31, 2021 |
Willow Creek Crossing
IN5246009 · Groundwater · 34 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (1)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 6.0e-4 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
4% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Violation history (11)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2025 to May 29, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 28, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Nov 14, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2024 |
| Radium-228 | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Radium-226 | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
309.5
PPM as CaCO₃
Very Hard
PPM
309.5
GPG
18.1
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
309.5 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
309.5
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
18.1
1 GPG ≈ 17.1 PPM
How to use regional evidence
These samples describe nearby environmental water. They cannot establish whether your tap water is soft or hard. Use a utility result or a tap test for appliance settings and treatment sizing.
USGS sites used
6
Nearest site
14.4 mi
Observation range
Aug 30, 2023–May 13, 2026
Regional evidence confidence
Moderate
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: KANKAKEE WELL FIELD N-1 NEAR HANNA, IN (Well).USGS source documentation ↗Evidence tier: Regional environmental evidence. This value is not used as proof of the serving utility's treated-water hardness.
Regional context
Is 46350 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
La Porte median
310 PPM
About the same1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 309.5–309.5 PPM
Indiana median
340 PPM
30 PPM lower290 indexed ZIP readings · Range 78.6–498 PPM
Evidence-first next steps
Confirm the problem before choosing treatment
This profile can help you ask the right question. It cannot select equipment for a property without a current result from the serving utility or the tap.
Confirm the serving system
ZIP boundaries and utility service areas do not perfectly match. Verify the system on a water bill before relying on system-wide records.
Read the current utility report
An active health-based record is present. Follow the utility's current notice and public-health instructions.
Find an official utility report →Test for the decision you face
Use a tap hardness test before sizing a softener. For health concerns, use a certified laboratory and the correct sampling protocol.
Convert your hardness test result →Frequently asked
Water questions for La Porte
Is tap water safe in La Porte?+
EPA ECHO reports 5 active health-based violations among the associated community water systems. Review the affected utility's current notice and Consumer Confidence Report.
How hard is the water?+
Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional samples do not establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.
Do I need a water softener?+
Confirm hardness at your tap and consider actual scale or spotting before choosing treatment. Regional environmental values cannot determine whether you need a softener. A softener addresses hardness, not every contaminant.