Criterion Water Labs

10/03/2026

WELLs are a HUGE blessing we take for granted too often.

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09/13/2026

There are 15 registered significant ground-water withdrawal facilities (comprising 37 wells) using the Silurian and Devonian Carbonates Aquifer System in Howard County.
Additionally, there are 6 registered significant facilities (comprising 10 wells) in the Tipton Complex Aquifer System, and 1 such facility in the outwash subsystem.
Yields: The Silurian/Devonian facilities report yields ranging from 70 to 1000 gpm, primarily for public water supply, industry, and irrigation.
Vulnerability: The Silurian/Devonian system has low susceptibility to surface contamination due to thick clay deposits, whereas the outwash subsystem is highly susceptible where clay or silt deposits are absent.
Bedrock Usage: Approximately 65 percent of wells started in the unconsolidated aquifer systems utilize the underlying bedrock aquifer.

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09/13/2026

09/10/2026

FREE Well Seminar. Very good information. There are over 8000 wells here in Howard County. We all need to be good stewards of our water resource.

Well Care 101 – What You Need to Know to Protect Your Family WEBINAR RECORDING In a survey of over 1,700 well owners, 67% believed their well water was safe without any evidence to support it. You can protect your health and your family’s by learning the basics of well care. In this free 2-hour ...

09/03/2026

New Hours: Monday through Thursday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday by appointment only.

NOTICE New Phone #: (765)440-3924

08/22/2026

NEW PHONE NUMBER. Please call (765)440-3924 for information on area water testing - drinking water AND waste water testing

NEW WEBSITE at same website link: www.criterionwaterlabs.com

NEW EMAIL address: [email protected]

SAME location for bottles: 329 E Firmin, Kokomo, IN

Ensure safe water with our expert Water Testing Service. Trust our Water Testing Service for reliable results. Visit us for peace of mind.

03/24/2026

EPA News Release: EPA Releases Initial Nationwide Monitoring Data on 29 PFAS and Lithium

03/10/2026

It is a good idea to have the static height of your well checked. When column heights drop sometimes the pump can be dropped in the column but there are limits to how much deeper a bore hole can be.

Mr. Basch has measured some wells in our county. He is a great man that spoke at a Water Forum we held in October 2024.
Mark Basch
Head, Water Rights & Use Section
IDNR, Division of Water
402 W. Washington Street, Room W-264
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
317-232-0154

Official website for Indiana DNR

03/09/2026

"Groundwater contamination
In 1995 the Indiana American Water treatment facility found groundwater beneath the city contaminated with trace amounts of vinyl chloride. In 2007, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management found groundwater at four municipal wells containing vinyl chloride at levels exceeding the EPA maximum contaminant level in raw water.[129]

In 2011, it found one of the monitoring wells, not owned or used by Indiana American Water, had amounts of vinyl chloride that were more than 2,500 times the maximum level for drinking water.[129] IDEM has identified fourteen facilities that handle chlorinated solvents and could be sources to the contamination plume. Some of these potential sources are currently being managed under other authorities but there is no cleanup approach focusing on the ground water plume. Water from several well fields in Kokomo are blended and treated prior to distribution. A water treatment system has been successfully removing the vinyl chloride from the finished drinking water, but this is not a permanent solution to address the contaminated ground water plume.

The site was proposed to the National Priorities List and added to the Superfund in March 2015. No cleanup plan is yet in effect. " Wikipedia

03/09/2026

National GROUND Water Week would be a great time for our city officials to work with EPA to identify the source of our groundwater contamination from vinyl chloride. It is likely to have been Delco. Since that company has gone through bankruptcy it will probably not be possible to get help from that source. Instead it is a great time to at least start discussion on what can be done instead of ignoring the problem.

An annual observance established in 1999 to highlight the responsible development, management, and use of groundwater, the event is also a platform to encourage yearly water well testing and well maintenance, and the promotion of policies impacting groundwater quality and supply. Groundwater advocat...