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Official source aggregationWater quality in North Vernon, IN 47265
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Jennings County.
Historical measurement record needs context
- Largest possible serving system
- Jennings Water, Inc.
- Source water
- Groundwater + Surface water
- County
- Jennings County
- Profile updated
Your tap water
What does the utility report?
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
No active flag
0 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
6 systems
Serves 8,370 people system-wide
Match the name on your water bill
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.
Jennings Water, Inc.
IN5240006 · Groundwater · 8,370 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
- 0.0019 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
12% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (0)
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
North Vernon Water Department
IN5240008 · Surface water · 6,500 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 (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
- Reported level
- 0.0019 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
13% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
TTHM
EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation
- Reported level
- 83.9 UG/L
- Maximum contaminant level
- 0.08 UG/L
104875% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
Violation history (46)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 10, 2024 to Oct 29, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 29, 2024 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to May 30, 2024 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Archived | Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Sep 2, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Jan 31, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 21, 2022 to Apr 4, 2022 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 21, 2022 to Apr 4, 2022 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 21, 2022 to Apr 4, 2022 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 21, 2022 to Apr 4, 2022 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 21, 2022 to Apr 4, 2022 |
| BHC-GAMMA | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Endothall | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Simazine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Picloram | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Dinoseb | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| LASSO | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| 2,4-D | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Chlordane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Diquat | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Pentachlorophenol | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Atrazine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| 2,4,5-TP | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Endrin | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Dalapon | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Toxaphene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Carbofuran | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Methoxychlor | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Glyphosate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| OXAMYL | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Heptachlor | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| TTHMHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
Jennings Northwest Regional Utility
IN5240002 · Groundwater · 2,955 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 (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Nov 3, 2025 |
Hayden Water Association
IN5240005 · Groundwater · 2,395 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
- 0.0024 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
16% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (16)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Unaddressed | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 8, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 8, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 10, 2024 to Oct 8, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 8, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Oct 8, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Oct 8, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 8, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Oct 8, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Oct 8, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Oct 8, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Oct 8, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Jul 30, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2021 |
Burnt Pines Water Association
IN5240001 · Surface water · 900 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
- 0.0017 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
11% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Violation history (5)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 3, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 27, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 27, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Sep 15, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Aug 9, 2021 |
Hickory Manor Mobile Home Park
IN5240012 · Surface water · 250 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, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (24)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Unaddressed | Jan 1, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 7, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 24, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 27, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Jan 30, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Jan 30, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Jan 30, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Jan 30, 2025 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Jan 30, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Apr 30, 2022 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Jan 30, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Jan 30, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
353.5
PPM as CaCO₃
Very Hard
PPM
353.5
GPG
20.7
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
353.5 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
353.5
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
20.7
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
4
Nearest site
19.3 mi
Observation range
Aug 19, 2019–Nov 13, 2023
Regional evidence confidence
Moderate
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: BARTHOLOMEW 8 (BA 8) (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 47265 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
North Vernon median
354 PPM
About the same1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 353.5–353.5 PPM
Indiana median
340 PPM
14 PPM higher290 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
Use the current Consumer Confidence Report for treated-water results and official notices.
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 North Vernon
Is tap water safe in North Vernon?+
EPA ECHO shows no active health-based violation for the associated systems in this reporting snapshot. This does not prove every contaminant is absent; federal records can lag and household plumbing can change tap conditions.
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.