Is New Carlisle, IN tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving New Carlisle has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Hamilton Grove.
New Carlisle Water Works, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.6 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 New Carlisle’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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New Carlisle Water Works
Indiana · serves 1,861 people · under 100 in New Carlisle
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Hamilton Grove
Indiana · serves 384 people · lists New Carlisle among the places it serves
1 result above the legal limit and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 5.5 ppb, above the legal limit.
11 health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in New Carlisle Water Works’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near New Carlisle
The 3 labs Indiana certifies closest to New Carlisle, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Element Laboratories -South Bend
South Bend, IN · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
Eurofins South Bend
South Bend, IN · about 13 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
La Porte County Health Department Water Laboratory
La Porte, IN · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
(219) 326-6808Website: La Porte County Health Department Water Laboratory
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 IndianaZIP codes in New Carlisle
Which ZIP codes are in New Carlisle: 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 New Carlisle
Other towns in LaPorte County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read New Carlisle Water Works’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water