Public water system · IN5273002
ActiveIndiana American Water - Shelbyville
At a glance
Indiana American Water - Shelbyville (PWSID IN5273002) is an active community water system in Shelby County, Indiana. It reports serving 19,093 people through 7,637 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, 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
19,093
Service connections
7,637
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Indiana American Water - Shelbyville compare with other water systems in Shelby County?
By EPA's size categories, Indiana American Water - Shelbyville is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Shelby County has 37 active public water systems, and Indiana American Water - Shelbyville is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 29 times the county average of 670 people per system, and accounts for 77% of the 24,785 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 - Shelbyville is about 185% 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 Indiana American Water - Shelbyville?
EPA lists Indiana American Water - Shelbyville 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. 33 of the 37 active systems in Shelby County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Indiana American Water - Shelbyville 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 - Shelbyville: frequently asked questions
Who runs Indiana American Water - Shelbyville?
Indiana American Water - Shelbyville (PWSID IN5273002) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Indiana American Water - Shelbyville serve?
Indiana American Water - Shelbyville reports serving 19,093 people through 7,637 service connections in Shelby County, Indiana.
Where does Indiana American Water - Shelbyville 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 Indiana American Water - Shelbyville 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 - Shelbyville'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 - Shelbyville's water quality report?
As a community water system, Indiana American Water - Shelbyville 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 Shelby County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown Water Department | Shelby | 1,218 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waldron Conservancy District | Shelby | 800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shelbyville Community Church | Shelby | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Southwestern High School | Shelby | 450 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Southwestern Elementary | Shelby | 450 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cornerstone Christian Fellowship | Shelby | 204 | 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 - Shelbyville, PWSID IN5273002, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/indiana-american-water-shelbyville-in5273002 (data as of October 1, 2026).