Henry County Jail

How does Henry County Jail compare with other water systems in Henry County?

By EPA's size categories, Henry County Jail is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Henry County has 56 active public water systems. Its population served is about 63% below the county average of 697 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 39,043 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Indiana, the 3,969 active systems average 1,456 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Henry County Jail is about 40% below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Indiana has 603 active non-transient non-community water systems, 15% of the state's 3,969 active systems. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 83 Indiana systems (2.1%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Henry County Jail?

EPA lists Henry County Jail as privately owned. 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. 42 of the 56 active systems in Henry County (75%) are also privately owned.