SOUTH BEND, IN · St. Joseph County
SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS Water System
Consumer Confidence Report status
SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS must publish a Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking water quality report covering calendar year 2026 — by July 1, 2027.
As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS.
Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Indiana’s official records. Always confirm current status with Indiana before making decisions based on this information.
System facts
- System ID (PWSID)
- IN5271014
- System type
- Community Water System
- Population served
- 115,000
- Service connections
- 46,000
- Ownership
- local government
- Water source
- groundwater (wells)
SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS is the fifth largest community water system in Indiana, serving 115,000 people from groundwater.
As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 2 entries between 1980 and 2002, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 2002.
All 2 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves inorganic chemicals and the Radionuclides and Revised Rad Rule.
Violation history
Monitoring, Regular
—CYANIDE
January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
June 30, 1980 – September 29, 1980
Archived
Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
| Period | Violation | Contaminant / rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002 | Monitoring, Regular | CYANIDE | — | Resolved |
| June 30, 1980 – September 29, 1980 | Monitoring, Regular | Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | — | Archived |
Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
Enforcement actions
- February 27, 2026State Compliance achieved109 linked violations
Common questions
Is SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS required to publish a Consumer Confidence Report?
- Yes. SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS is a community water system, and federal rules (40 CFR 141 Subpart O) require every community water system to publish a Consumer Confidence Report each year.
When is SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS’s next Consumer Confidence Report due?
- SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS’s next Consumer Confidence Report is due by July 1, 2027. The report covers calendar year 2026.
Does SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS have any open drinking water violations on record?
- As of August 1, 2026, EPA's federal records show no open violations for SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS.
What is a Consumer Confidence Report?
- A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the annual drinking water quality report that community water systems must provide to the people they serve. It lists the contaminants detected in the system’s water during the year, where the water comes from, and how the results compare with federal limits. EPA’s revised CCR rule takes effect January 1, 2027, and the first reports in the new format are due July 1, 2027.
Contact
SMITH, KEN P.
574-245-6108
SOUTH BEND, IN 46619