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Dekalb Water Quality Report

4 cities ranked · Average grade: B+ · Indiana

Avg Score
83.3
Cities Ranked
4
Health Violations
2
PFAS Detected
2
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83.3
County avg score
4
Cities ranked
100%
A or B grade
0%
D or F grade
2
Health violations
2
PFAS detected

How Dekalb cities scored

25%
75%
A
1
25%
Excellent
B
3
75%
Good
C
0
0%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
0
0%
Failing

County vs Indiana average

B+
Dekalb
83.3/100
B
Indiana avg
78.1/100
▲ 5.2 pts above state average

Water quality across Dekalb

Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.

Indiana city water quality map
100.0%
of residents on fluoridated water (CDC, 2020)
459
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in Dekalb

Industrial polluters nearby

Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Dekalb, 2023.

Total reported releases to surface water: 459 lbs

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
NUCOR VULCRAFT GROUP SAINT JOE DIV
Fabricated Metals · NUCOR CORP
SAINT JOE, IN46785
Zinc compounds237
STEEL DYNAMICS INC-FLAT ROLL DIV
Primary Metals · STEEL DYNAMICS INC
BUTLER, IN46721
Manganese compounds191
HEIDTMAN STEEL PRODUCTS INC.
Fabricated Metals · HEIDTMAN STEEL PRODUCTS INC
BUTLER, IN46721
Manganese15
CONTITECH USA INC.
Plastics and Rubber · CONTITECH NORTH AMERICA INC
AUBURN, IN46706
Ethylene glycol10
NEW MILLENNIUM BUILDING SYSTEMS LLC
Fabricated Metals · STEEL DYNAMICS INC
BUTLER, IN46721
Manganese6

+ 5 more facilities

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

All 4 cities in Dekalb

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 Waterloo
A-
89.7
2K 3 Health Unresolved
2 Auburn
B+
84.8
13K 3 Unresolved
3 Butler
B+
83.8
3K 30 Unresolved
4 Garrett
B
75
7K 37 Health Unresolved
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