- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- Lithium: found in 1 of 10 samples, average 0.96 µg/L, highest 9.57 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Carmel Water Department
EPA IN5229004 · serves Carmel, IN · about 99,927 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Carmel Water Department (EPA IN5229004)
What EPA records show for Carmel Water Department, as of October 14, 2026
2 health-based violations since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (EPA SDWIS).
Lead, 90th percentile: 2.94 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2021–Dec 31, 2023). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Carmel Water Department use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Carmel Water Department's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)