Bauer Head Start

PWSID: IN2120809

1 active violation (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 99% of water systems in Indiana.

Violation trend: 0.8 per year over the last 5 years, down from 24.6 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served65
Service Connections1
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityZionsville
EPA ZIP on File46077
NoteSchool or Daycare

Areas Served

  • Frankfort, Clinton County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Copper (90th percentile)2.1200 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Copper (90th percentile)1.6000 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0348 mg/L0.015 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0294 mg/L0.015 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

1 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5000MR2021-01-01Open

Violation History (128 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
0700Other2025-03-06Returned to Compliance
8000MON2022-10-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2022-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2022-10-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2034MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2037MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2050MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2051MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2105MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2378MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2380MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2955MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2964MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2968MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2969MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2976MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2977MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2979MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2980MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2981MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2982MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2983MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2984MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2985MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2987MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2989MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2990MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2991MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2992MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
2996MR2018-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000TT2018-01-01YesReturned to Compliance
2378MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2380MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2955MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2964MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2968MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2969MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2976MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2977MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2979MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2980MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2981MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2982MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2983MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2984MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2985MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2987MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2989MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2990MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance
2991MR2017-10-01Returned to Compliance

Showing 50 of 127 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Bauer Head Start is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 65 in Zionsville, Indiana. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.