Public water system · IN5285005
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At a glance
Lagro Municipal Water Department (PWSID IN5285005) is an active community water system in Wabash County, Indiana. It reports serving 438 people through 200 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
438
Service connections
200
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Lagro Municipal Water Department compare with other water systems in Wabash County?
By EPA's size categories, Lagro Municipal Water Department is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wabash County has 52 active public water systems. Its population served is about 23% below the county average of 566 people per system, and accounts for 1.5% of the 29,429 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 Lagro Municipal Water Department is well below 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 Lagro Municipal Water Department?
EPA lists Lagro Municipal Water Department 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. 10 of the 52 active systems in Wabash County (19%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Lagro Municipal Water Department have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between October 1979 and July 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (2 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1989-06-29 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSanitary Survey (TCR) · code 28 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1980-06-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1979-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Lagro Municipal Water Department: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lagro Municipal Water Department?
Lagro Municipal Water Department (PWSID IN5285005) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Lagro Municipal Water Department serve?
Lagro Municipal Water Department reports serving 438 people through 200 service connections in Wabash County, Indiana.
Where does Lagro Municipal Water Department 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 Lagro Municipal Water Department have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Lagro Municipal Water Department'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 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lagro Municipal Water Department's water quality report?
As a community water system, Lagro Municipal Water Department 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 Wabash County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana American Water - Wabash | Wabash | 12,140 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Manchester Water Department | Wabash | 6,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bachelor Creek Church of Christ | Wabash | 920 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lafontaine Water Company | Wabash | 906 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mississinewa - Red Bridge Boat Ramp | Wabash | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cocojos - A Zoomers Rv Resort -Campstore | Wabash | 748 | 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, “Lagro Municipal Water Department, PWSID IN5285005, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/lagro-municipal-water-department-in5285005 (data as of October 1, 2026).