Public water system · IN5218012
ActiveIndiana American Water - Muncie
At a glance
Indiana American Water - Muncie (PWSID IN5218012) is an active community water system in Delaware County, Indiana. It reports serving 74,030 people through 29,612 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1980.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
74,030
Service connections
29,612
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Indiana American Water - Muncie compare with other water systems in Delaware County?
By EPA's size categories, Indiana American Water - Muncie is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Delaware County has 63 active public water systems, and Indiana American Water - Muncie is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 48 times the county average of 1,544 people per system, and accounts for 76% of the 97,272 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 Indiana American Water - Muncie is about 11 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 30 Indiana systems (0.8%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Indiana American Water - Muncie?
EPA lists Indiana American Water - Muncie 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. 51 of the 63 active systems in Delaware County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Indiana American Water - Muncie have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1980. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium). EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-06-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Indiana American Water - Muncie: frequently asked questions
Who runs Indiana American Water - Muncie?
Indiana American Water - Muncie (PWSID IN5218012) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Indiana American Water - Muncie serve?
Indiana American Water - Muncie reports serving 74,030 people through 29,612 service connections in Delaware County, Indiana.
Where does Indiana American Water - Muncie get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Indiana American Water - Muncie have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1980. 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 Indiana American Water - Muncie'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1980. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Indiana American Water - Muncie's water quality report?
As a community water system, Indiana American Water - Muncie 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 Delaware County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown Water Department | Delaware | 6,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Albany Water Department | Delaware | 2,165 | Community | Groundwater |
| Eaton Water Works | Delaware | 1,595 | Community | Groundwater |
| Daleville (Town of) | Delaware | 1,560 | Community | Groundwater |
| Park One Water | Delaware | 1,325 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Petro Stopping Center #74 | Delaware | 1,017 | 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, “Indiana American Water - Muncie, PWSID IN5218012, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/indiana-american-water-muncie-in5218012 (data as of October 1, 2026).