City water profile

Water hardness in Lapel

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Lapel, Indiana.

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 2
Active health records: 0

Your tap water

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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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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.

Lapel Municipal Water Company

IN5248013 · Groundwater · 2,379 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

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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

Below action level

Reported level: 0.01 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

67% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2003 to Dec 31, 2003

Violation history (5)

Imported violation history for Lapel Municipal Water Company
Rule	Status	Period
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	Resolved	Jul 2, 2025 to Jan 13, 2026
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Feb 3, 2023 to Apr 24, 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Nov 17, 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2021 to Nov 17, 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2021 to Jul 7, 2022

Citizens Water Of Westfield Llc

IN5248026 · Surface water · 65 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

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Measurements (2)

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

Below action level

Reported level: 0.002 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level

Reported level: 2.1 mg/L
Action level: 1.3 mg/L

162% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2005 to Jun 30, 2005

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

City summary

What the indexed records say

Lapel has 1 published ZIP profile across Madison County. The regional-evidence median is 394 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard1 ZIP

1 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 8.1 miles
Profiles with evidence: 1/1

Confidence labels

High: 1Moderate: 0Low: 0

Observation window: Nov 7, 2023 to Sep 10, 2025.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Lapel

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ZIP code

46051

Very Hard

394 PPM

Nearest site: 8.1 mi
Confidence: High

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

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Questions people ask

About water in Lapel

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.