Public water system · IN5243017
ActiveMilford Water Department
At a glance
Milford Water Department (PWSID IN5243017) is an active community water system in Kosciusko County, Indiana. It reports serving 1,556 people through 626 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,556
Service connections
626
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Milford Water Department compare with other water systems in Kosciusko County?
By EPA's size categories, Milford Water Department is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Kosciusko County has 291 active public water systems, and Milford Water Department is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 7.5 times the county average of 207 people per system, and accounts for 2.6% of the 60,342 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 Milford 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 Milford Water Department?
EPA lists Milford 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. 21 of the 291 active systems in Kosciusko County (7.2%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Milford Water Department have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. The violations listed here began between October 1979 and July 2014. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Consumer Confidence Rule, Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Haloacetic acids (HAA5) and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-01 | 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 |
| 2012-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 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 7 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.
Milford Water Department: frequently asked questions
Who runs Milford Water Department?
Milford Water Department (PWSID IN5243017) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Milford Water Department serve?
Milford Water Department reports serving 1,556 people through 626 service connections in Kosciusko County, Indiana.
Where does Milford 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 Milford Water Department have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. 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 Milford 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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Milford Water Department's water quality report?
As a community water system, Milford 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 Kosciusko County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana American Water - Warsaw | Kosciusko | 13,835 | Community | Groundwater |
| Syracuse Water Company | Kosciusko | 2,810 | Community | Groundwater |
| Silver Lake Water Works | Kosciusko | 1,030 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mentone Water Company | Kosciusko | 1,001 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jellystone Park - Circle (New) | Kosciusko | 960 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Jellystone Park - South Pool | Kosciusko | 960 | 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, “Milford Water Department, PWSID IN5243017, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/milford-water-department-in5243017 (data as of October 1, 2026).