Blue River Valley Jr./Sr. High

PWSID: IN2330015

No active violations
This system has no unresolved violations. The most recent violation on record was 2025-04-01.

This system has more violations on record than 56% of water systems in Indiana.

Violation trend: 0.4 per year over the last 5 years, down from 1.0 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served733
Service Connections3
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CityNew Castle
EPA ZIP on File47362
NoteSchool or Daycare

Areas Served

  • New Castle, Henry County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0027 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

Violation History (8 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
8000MON2025-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2025-04-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
5000MR2019-01-01Returned to Compliance
2950MR2019-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2019-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000Other2017-06-02Returned to Compliance
8000RPT2016-04-01Returned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

Blue River Valley Jr./Sr. High is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 733 in New Castle, 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.