New Prairie Schools

PWSID: IN2460037

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 66% of water systems in Indiana.

Violation trend: 1.0 per year over the last 5 years, up from 0.8 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served1,800
Service Connections8
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CityNew Carlisle
EPA ZIP on File46552
NoteSchool or Daycare

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

1 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
0700Other2021-12-09Open

Violation History (11 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
8000RPT2023-10-01Returned to Compliance
8000RPT2023-10-01Returned to Compliance
8000MON2022-09-01Returned to Compliance
8000MON2022-09-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2021-01-01Returned to Compliance
8000RPT2019-12-01Returned to Compliance
8000MON2019-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2306MR2019-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR1997-10-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR1994-07-01Returned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

New Prairie Schools is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 1,800 in New Carlisle, 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.