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Brownsburg Water Works

At a glance

Brownsburg Water Works (PWSID IN5232002) is an active community water system in Hendricks County, Indiana. It reports serving 31,250 people through 11,600 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008.

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

Population served

31,250

Service connections

11,600

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDIN5232002

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served31,250

Service connections11,600

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program

City servedBrownsburg

StateIndiana

ZIP—

CountyHendricks County

How does Brownsburg Water Works compare with other water systems in Hendricks County?

By EPA's size categories, Brownsburg Water Works is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Hendricks County has 53 active public water systems, and Brownsburg Water Works is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 18 times the county average of 1,763 people per system, and accounts for 33% of the 93,426 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 Brownsburg Water Works is about 4.7 times 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 82 Indiana systems (2.1%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Brownsburg Water Works?

EPA lists Brownsburg Water Works 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. 16 of the 53 active systems in Hendricks County (30%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Brownsburg Water Works have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008. The violations listed here began between July 2001 and July 2008. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2008-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2001-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Vinyl chloridecode 2976	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Trichloroethylenecode 2984	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Xylenes, Totalcode 2955	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Benzenecode 2990	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Ethylbenzenecode 2992	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Brownsburg Water Works: frequently asked questions

Who runs Brownsburg Water Works?

Brownsburg Water Works (PWSID IN5232002) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Brownsburg Water Works serve?

Brownsburg Water Works reports serving 31,250 people through 11,600 service connections in Hendricks County, Indiana.

Where does Brownsburg Water Works get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Brownsburg Water Works have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008. 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 Brownsburg Water Works' 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2008. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Brownsburg Water Works' water quality report?

As a community water system, Brownsburg Water Works 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 Hendricks County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Plainfield Water Works	Hendricks	34,477	Community	Groundwater
Danville Water Works	Hendricks	10,500	Community	Purchased surface water
Plainfield Re-Entry Educational Facility	Hendricks	4,500	Community	Groundwater
Pittsboro Water Company	Hendricks	4,113	Community	Purchased surface water
Cascade Senior High School	Hendricks	975	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
St. Malachy Catholic Parish - Church	Hendricks	630	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, “Brownsburg Water Works, PWSID IN5232002, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/brownsburg-water-works-in5232002 (data as of October 1, 2026).