Indiana
Wells County drinking water quality
24 active public water systems serve 21,070 people in Wells County. 11 are compliant, 13 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 1 is a designated serious violator, and 1 carries a health flag.
Needs attention
Community water systems
5 systems, largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bluffton Utilities Water Dept Bluffton |
10,298 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Ossian Municipal Water Department Ossian |
3,289 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Kozy Kourt Dba Silo Farms Ossian |
325 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Homestead Water Association Ossian |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Stoney Creek Estates Mhc, LLC Zanesville |
45 | 5 | 3 |
Non-community systems (19: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Southern Wells Jr./sr. High Well 1 Poneto |
980 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Bummies B & K Root Beer Bluffton |
962 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Norwell High School Ossian |
900 | 0 | 0 | |
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Apostolic Christian Church Bluffton |
800 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Norwell Middle School Ossian |
720 | 0 | 0 | |
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Ouabache State Park Main Supply |
608 | 0 | 0 | |
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Ouabache State Park Youth Tent Bluffton |
600 | 0 | 0 | |
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Bethlehem Lutheran School Ossian |
556 | 0 | 0 | |
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Southern Wells Community Church Poneto |
191 | 0 | 0 | |
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Sonlight Wesleyan Church Bluffton |
155 | 1 | 1 | |
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Truland Equipment, LLC Bluffton |
148 | 6 | 0 | |
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Murray Missionary Church Bluffton |
130 | 2 | 0 | |
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Clean Fuels National Keystone |
100 | 4 | 1 | |
|
Haven Manufacturing Indiana Ossian |
45 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Peytons Northern Satellite 102 Bluffton |
40 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Southern Wells Ele and Agri – Well 2b Poneto |
40 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Lighted Gardens, Inc. Ossian |
32 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Covenant Chapel Bluffton |
28 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Liberty Center Gas & Deli Liberty Center |
28 | 1 | 0 |
Inactive systems (31, no longer operating or reporting)
Kept for the record and excluded from the county totals above. Browse inactive systems.
About this data
Totals cover active systems. Systems serving more than one county are counted in each county. EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Indiana records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.