Public water system · IN5217001
ActiveAuburn Water Department
At a glance
Auburn Water Department (PWSID IN5217001) is an active community water system in DeKalb County, Indiana. It reports serving 12,800 people through 5,250 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
12,800
Service connections
5,250
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Auburn Water Department compare with other water systems in DeKalb County?
By EPA's size categories, Auburn Water Department is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). DeKalb County has 50 active public water systems, and Auburn Water Department is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 20 times the county average of 635 people per system, and accounts for 40% of the 31,731 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Indiana, the 3,969 active systems average 1,456 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Auburn Water Department is about twice that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Indiana has 770 active community water systems, 19% of the state's 3,969 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 3,769 Indiana systems (95%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Auburn Water Department?
EPA lists Auburn Water Department as owned by a local government. The IN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 6 of the 50 active systems in DeKalb County (12%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Auburn Water Department have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2005. The violations listed here began between June 1980 and November 2005. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Consumer Confidence Rule and Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium). EPA lists 1 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-09 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1980-06-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 2 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Auburn Water Department: frequently asked questions
Who runs Auburn Water Department?
Auburn Water Department (PWSID IN5217001) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Auburn Water Department serve?
Auburn Water Department reports serving 12,800 people through 5,250 service connections in DeKalb County, Indiana.
Where does Auburn Water Department get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Auburn Water Department have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2005. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Auburn Water Department's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2005. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Auburn Water Department's water quality report?
As a community water system, Auburn Water Department must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in DeKalb County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Water Utility | DeKalb | 6,390 | Community | Groundwater |
| Butler Water Department | DeKalb | 2,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waterloo Water Works | DeKalb | 2,242 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lakewood Park Baptist Church/School | DeKalb | 1,100 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Steel Dynamics | DeKalb | 1,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| St. Michaels Church | DeKalb | 601 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Auburn Water Department, PWSID IN5217001, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/auburn-water-department-in5217001 (data as of October 1, 2026).