Public water system · IN5238007
ActivePortland Municipal Water Plant
At a glance
Portland Municipal Water Plant (PWSID IN5238007) is an active community water system in Jay County, Indiana. It reports serving 6,209 people through 2,712 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
6,209
Service connections
2,712
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Portland Municipal Water Plant compare with other water systems in Jay County?
By EPA's size categories, Portland Municipal Water Plant is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Jay County has 30 active public water systems, and Portland Municipal Water Plant is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 14 times the county average of 439 people per system, and accounts for 47% of the 13,183 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 Portland Municipal Water Plant is roughly in line with 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 Portland Municipal Water Plant?
EPA lists Portland Municipal Water Plant 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. 5 of the 30 active systems in Jay County (17%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Portland Municipal Water 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 2022. The violations listed here began between October 1994 and January 2022. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule, Aldicarb sulfoxide and Hexachlorocyclopentadiene. EPA lists 10 as archived and 2 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Aldicarb sulfoxidecode 2043 | No | Archived |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042 | No | Archived |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlor epoxidecode 2067 | No | Archived |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlorcode 2065 | No | Archived |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Archived |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946 | No | Archived |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endothallcode 2033 | No | Archived |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Archived |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dalaponcode 2031 | No | Archived |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Archived |
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.
Portland Municipal Water Plant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Portland Municipal Water Plant?
Portland Municipal Water Plant (PWSID IN5238007) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Portland Municipal Water Plant serve?
Portland Municipal Water Plant reports serving 6,209 people through 2,712 service connections in Jay County, Indiana.
Where does Portland Municipal Water 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 Portland Municipal Water 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 2022. 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 Portland Municipal Water 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 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Portland Municipal Water Plant's water quality report?
As a community water system, Portland Municipal Water Plant 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 Jay County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkirk Water Department | Jay | 2,305 | Community | Groundwater |
| Redkey Water Plant | Jay | 1,323 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pennville Water Company | Jay | 706 | Community | Groundwater |
| Holy Trinity Church | Jay | 400 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bloomfield Elementary School | Jay | 300 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Fellowship Baptist Church | Jay | 294 | 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, “Portland Municipal Water Plant, PWSID IN5238007, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/portland-municipal-water-plant-in5238007 (data as of October 1, 2026).