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Fortville Water Works

At a glance

Fortville Water Works (PWSID IN5230003) is an active community water system in Hancock County, Indiana. It reports serving 7,638 people through 3,657 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 February 2023.

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

Population served

7,638

Service connections

3,657

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDIN5230003

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served7,638

Service connections3,657

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program

City servedFortville

StateIndiana

ZIP—

CountyHancock County

How does Fortville Water Works compare with other water systems in Hancock County?

By EPA's size categories, Fortville Water Works is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Hancock County has 60 active public water systems, and Fortville Water Works is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 10 times the county average of 764 people per system, and accounts for 17% of the 45,812 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 Fortville Water Works is about 14% above 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 Fortville Water Works?

EPA lists Fortville 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. 8 of the 60 active systems in Hancock County (13%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Fortville Water Works have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. The violations listed here began between June 1980 and February 2023. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 9 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
2023-02-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
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
2001-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2000-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1994-07-01	Required treatment not metPublic Education · code 65	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
1994-07-01	Monitoring and reportingInitial, Follow-up, or Routine Source Water M/R · code 56	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1994-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1993-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
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.

Fortville Water Works: frequently asked questions

Who runs Fortville Water Works?

Fortville Water Works (PWSID IN5230003) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Fortville Water Works serve?

Fortville Water Works reports serving 7,638 people through 3,657 service connections in Hancock County, Indiana.

Where does Fortville Water Works 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 Fortville Water Works have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. 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 Fortville 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. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

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

As a community water system, Fortville 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 Hancock County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Greenfield Water Utility	Hancock	26,671	Community	Groundwater
Ninestar Connect - Gem Water	Hancock	1,837	Community	Groundwater
Greenfield Rest Area, I-70 W.B.	Hancock	1,001	Transient non-community	Purchased groundwater
Eastern Hancock Elem/Jr High	Hancock	850	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Brookville Road Community Church	Hancock	779	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Maxwell Middle School	Hancock	600	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, “Fortville Water Works, PWSID IN5230003, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/fortville-water-works-in5230003 (data as of October 1, 2026).