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Brook Water Utility

At a glance

Brook Water Utility (PWSID IN5256002) is an active community water system in Newton County, Indiana. It reports serving 986 people through 427 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

986

Service connections

427

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDIN5256002

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served986

Service connections427

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program

City servedBrook

StateIndiana

ZIP—

CountyNewton County

How does Brook Water Utility compare with other water systems in Newton County?

By EPA's size categories, Brook Water Utility is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Newton County has 38 active public water systems, and Brook Water Utility is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 199% above the county average of 330 people per system, and accounts for 7.9% of the 12,530 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 Brook Water Utility is well below 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 Brook Water Utility?

EPA lists Brook Water Utility 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. 12 of the 38 active systems in Newton County (32%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Brook Water Utility have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. The violations listed here began between June 1980 and January 2016. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 4 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
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2006-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2000-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1997-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1996-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1992-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1989-06-29	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSanitary Survey (TCR) · code 28	Not reported	No	Archived
1987-06-30	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	No	Archived
1980-06-30	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	No	Archived

All 10 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.

Brook Water Utility: frequently asked questions

Who runs Brook Water Utility?

Brook Water Utility (PWSID IN5256002) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Brook Water Utility serve?

Brook Water Utility reports serving 986 people through 427 service connections in Newton County, Indiana.

Where does Brook Water Utility 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 Brook Water Utility have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. 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 Brook Water Utility'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 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Brook Water Utility's water quality report?

As a community water system, Brook Water Utility 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 Newton County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Newton Co Rgl Water & Sewer - Fair Oaks	Newton	2,239	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Kentland Water Works	Newton	1,735	Community	Groundwater
Morocco Water Department	Newton	1,200	Community	Groundwater
Goodland Water Works	Newton	990	Community	Groundwater
North Newton Jr./Sr. High School	Newton	753	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
South Newton Jr./Sr. High School	Newton	523	Non-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, “Brook Water Utility, PWSID IN5256002, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/brook-water-utility-in5256002 (data as of October 1, 2026).