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Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant

At a glance

Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant (PWSID IN2800820) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Tipton County, Indiana. It reports serving 140 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

140

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIN2800820

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served140

Service connections3

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program

City servedTipton

StateIndiana

ZIP—

CountyTipton County

How does Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant compare with other water systems in Tipton County?

By EPA's size categories, Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tipton County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 522 people per system, and accounts for 1.6% of the 8,876 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 Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant is well 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. 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 Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant?

EPA lists Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant 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. 11 of the 17 active systems in Tipton County (65%) are also privately owned.

Does Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2016 and January 2026. By type: 5 monitoring, 5 reporting and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (10 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2026-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2024-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2024-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-06-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-05-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-02-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant: frequently asked questions

Who runs Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant?

Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant (PWSID IN2800820) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant serve?

Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant reports serving 140 people through 3 service connections in Tipton County, Indiana.

Where does Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant 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 Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Tipton County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Tipton Utility Service B	Tipton	5,200	Community	Groundwater
Windfall Water Department	Tipton	708	Community	Groundwater
Sharpsville Water Utility	Tipton	553	Community	Groundwater
Tri-Central High School	Tipton	435	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Tri-Central Elementary School	Tipton	435	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Heartland Ministries	Tipton	350	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, “Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl/Produc Plant, PWSID IN2800820, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/pioneer-hi-bred-intl-produc-plant-in2800820 (data as of October 1, 2026).