City of Lawrence Utilities
EPA ID: IN5249005 · 49,000 people served · 63 ZIP codes
Zero violations in five consecutive years of EPA monitoring — City of Lawrence Utilities has held a clean track record across every reporting cycle in that span, with no enforcement activity of any kind on file for the full service population of 49,000 residents.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 68 (2021) to 189 (2025). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for City of Lawrence Utilities Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The City of Lawrence Utilities serves a community with a median household income of $63,152 and an estimated 978,823 residents across its service area. Approximately 60% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
Environmental Justice Note: 52% of the population in this service area is classified as disadvantaged under EPA's EJScreen criteria. Communities with higher disadvantaged populations often face disproportionate environmental and health burdens, including aging water infrastructure and limited resources for remediation.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
City of Lawrence Utilities's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 1% of homes in Marion County, Indiana rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Superfund Proximity Note: This service area ranks in the 69th percentile nationally for proximity to Superfund (NPL) sites. Groundwater sources near contaminated sites may face elevated risk from industrial chemicals.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 160 detections recorded.
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in Indiana
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
City of Lawrence Utilities (EPA ID: IN5249005) is a community water system in Indiana that serves approximately 49,000 people from groundwater sources.
This system provides water to 63 ZIP codes across 1 community.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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Typical cost: Water test: typically $20–$50 (DIY kit) · Professional inspection: $150–$400
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: 5 ZIP codes confirmed via EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 plus 58 additional ZIPs inferred from SDWIS registry data. The EPA-confirmed set is the most reliable; SDWIS-inferred entries may be narrower than the real deployment area.
This system serves 63 ZIP codes:
46201 · 46202 · 46203 · 46204 · 46205 46206 · 46207 · 46208 · 46209 · 46211 46213 · 46214 · 46216 · 46217 · 46218 46219 · 46220 · 46221 · 46222 · 46223 46224 · 46225 · 46226 · 46227 · 46228 46229 · 46230 · 46231 · 46234 · 46235 46236 · 46237 · 46239 · 46240 · 46241 46242 · 46244 · 46247 · 46249 · 46250 46251 · 46253 · 46254 · 46255 · 46256 46259 · 46260 · 46262 · 46266 · 46268 46274 · 46275 · 46277 · 46278 · 46280 46282 · 46283 · 46285 · 46290 · 46291 46295 · 46296 · 46298
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for City of Lawrence Utilities (IN5249005) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is City of Lawrence Utilities water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, City of Lawrence Utilities has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does City of Lawrence Utilities serve?
City of Lawrence Utilities serves approximately 49,000 people across 63 ZIP codes in Indiana.
Where does City of Lawrence Utilities get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Federal UCMR5 PFAS Monitoring: Tested Clean
This water system was tested under the federal EPA Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5). No PFAS compounds were detected.
Current MCL reflects the lowest state-enforceable limit (NYS 10 ppt for PFOA/PFOS, effective August 2020). The federal final MCL of 4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS (EPA April 2024 rule) is not enforceable until April 2029. Detections above 4 ppt but below 10 ppt are below current MCL but above the future federal limit.
Source: U.S. EPA UCMR5 (Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, 5th cycle) — per-system federal sampling, 2023–2025. EPA UCMR5 monitoring program →
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.
How Water Systems Appear in Rankings
Water systems are evaluated by violation history, contaminant detections, and service population. Larger systems with more service connections appear in more rankings.
- #58 / 100 Highest Exposure Burden (U.S.)
- #5 / 50 Most Disadvantaged Populations Served (Indiana)
- #2 / 50 Highest Exposure Burden (Indiana)