Is Jeffersonville, IN tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 4 utilities serving Jeffersonville has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Indiana American Water - Charlestown.
Indiana American Water - S. Indiana, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Jeffersonville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Indiana American Water - S. Indiana
Indiana · serves 104,445 people · about 27,800 in Jeffersonville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Watson Rural Water Company
Indiana · serves 15,750 people · nearly all in Jeffersonville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 5.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Indiana American Water - Charlestown
Indiana · serves 8,658 people · about 160 in Jeffersonville
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 13.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Sellersburg Water Department
Indiana · serves 15,655 people · lists Jeffersonville among the places it serves
2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.0 ppt, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Jeffersonville
The 3 labs Indiana certifies closest to Jeffersonville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Astbury Water Technology, Inc.-Clarksville
Clarksville, IN · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
(812) 282-8481Website: Astbury Water Technology, Inc.-Clarksville
Microbac Laboratories, Inc.-KTL
Louisville, KY · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Beckmar Environmental Laboratory
Louisville, KY · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Indiana Department of Health laboratory: Test kits for well water: nitrate, fluoride, and arsenic, lead and copper, ordered from the lab and returned by mail. They are open to the public. Nitrate is $10 a sample plus $6.50 shipping per order, fluoride $10 plus shipping, and the arsenic, lead and copper kit $20 plus $6.50 shipping. Water Testing, Indiana Department of Health.
All 81 certified labs for IndianaWhich ZIP codes are in Jeffersonville: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Indiana Department of Health, certified drinking water laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Jeffersonville
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Indiana American Water - S. Indiana’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water