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Lafayette

None♻ Minimal reusePop. ~71,111 · Tippecanoe County

Lafayette, IN water profile — supply sources, drought status, wastewater reuse, and the key water issues facing the city.

Your water provider

lafayette water works

groundwater (wells) · local government · PWSID IN5279013

70,835
People served
0
Health violations (since 2016)
0
Unresolved violations
3.8 ppb
Lead 90th-pct (2025)

Below EPA's 15 ppb lead action level at last testing.

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) · 2026 Q1

Lafayette is a small but growing city and the 10th-largest in Indiana, home to roughly 71,111 residents. Lafayette's drinking water comes largely from the same regional sources that serve Indiana: Ohio River, Wabash River, and glacial aquifers.

As elsewhere in Indiana, the central challenge is aging infrastructure. Generally adequate supply with localized concerns around industrial use and infrastructure age.

Indiana reuses an estimated 4% of its treated wastewater and maintains minimal reuse programs; Lafayette tracks no meaningful drought conditions on the U.S. Drought Monitor scale.

Explore the Indiana profile for statewide context, or dig into the water issues shaping Lafayette below.

Tippecanoe County water quality

11
Water systems
161k
People served
2
With violations
0
Over lead limit

Source: EPA SDWIS · 2026 Q1

At a glance

  • Population ~71,111 (10th-largest in Indiana)
  • Primary sources: Ohio River, Wabash River, and glacial aquifers
  • Drought: no meaningful conditions
  • State reuse rate: ~4% of wastewater

Statewide drought history

% of Indiana in severe+ drought (None now).

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor

Common questions

Is tap water safe in Lafayette?

Lafayette's largest water system, LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS, serves about 70,835 people. EPA records show 0 health-based violation(s) since 2016 and a most-recent 90th-percentile lead level of 3.8 ppb (EPA action level is 15 ppb). Always check your own provider's annual Consumer Confidence Report.

Where does Lafayette get its water?

LAFAYETTE WATER WORKS draws primarily from groundwater (wells), part of Indiana's supply from Ohio River, Wabash River, glacial aquifers.

Related water issues

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Aging Infrastructure

Much of America's water infrastructure is decades past its design life, leaking trillions of gallons a year and demanding hundreds of billions in reinvestment.

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Agricultural Demand

Agriculture accounts for the majority of consumptive water use in the West, making farm efficiency and water markets central to any supply solution.

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