No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting October 2021.
Serves about 8,200 people (3,445 connections) with surface water from its own intake.
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20 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From July 2025 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | – | – | Resolved |
| From February 2022 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | – | – | Resolved |
| From February 2022 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 8.27 NTU | – | Resolved |
| From January 2022 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | – | – | Resolved |
| From January 2022 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 1.3 NTU | – | Resolved |
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct–Dec 2021 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 66.8 µg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jul–Sep 2021 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 87.6 µg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jul–Sep 2021 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 93 µg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Apr–Jun 2021 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 106.3 µg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Apr–Jun 2021 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 98.6 µg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jan–Mar 2021 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 97.6 µg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jan–Mar 2021 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 99.2 µg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Oct–Dec 2020 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 87.1 µg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Oct–Dec 2020 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 85.6 µg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jul–Sep 2020 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 70.4 µg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| From May 2020 | E. coli | – | – | Resolved |
| Apr–Jun 2020 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 62.9 µg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jan–Mar 2020 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 66 µg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Jan–Mar 2020 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 81.5 µg/L | 0.080 mg/L | Archived |
| Oct–Dec 2019 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 60.2 µg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from March 2023 to December 2023.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Lithium | < 9 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | < 3 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-06 to 2023-12-18 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: SALEM WATER WORKS (IN5288005) |
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Follow this water →Salem Water Works's phone number on EPA record is 502-656-5932. Its mailing address is 201 East Market Street, SALEM, IN 47167.
According to EPA's record, Salem Water Works uses surface water from its own intake.
EPA's record shows 20 health-based violations for Salem Water Works in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting October 2021. EPA also lists 30 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile of tap samples in Salem Water Works's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2025. The federal action level is 15 µg/L.
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