Free state testing
Indiana's environment department tests eligible private wells for free. Check which tests it includes before you count on it for uranium.
Indiana's private well pageUranium in Indiana well water, by county
Uranium is rare in tested Indiana wells: in all 5 counties with enough tests, fewer than 5% of tested wells were over the limit. A county's share tells you how likely a problem is nearby. Only a test of your own well tells you what's in it.
How Indiana compares with the rest of the country
Across Indiana, none tested wells had uranium over the EPA limit of 30 µg/L (0 of 145). Across all tested wells in the US it's about 1 in 22. No tested Indiana well was over, but your own well can still differ, so test it if you're unsure.
Why it matters: Drinking it for years can harm your kidneys and raises the risk of cancer.
Uranium comes out of the rock and sediment the wells draw from.
Uranium in tested wells, county by county
Share of each county's tested wells with at least one result over the EPA limit of 30 µg/L. Counties need 10 or more tested wells to be listed. Widespread means 15% or more, worth checking 5 to 15%, rare under 5%.
| County | Wells tested | Wells over the limit | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County | 31 | Rare | |
| Jasper County | 19 | Rare | |
| Newton County | 17 | Rare | |
| Montgomery County | 16 | Rare | |
| Wayne County | 14 | Rare |
29 more Indiana counties have 1 to 9 tested wells for uranium, too few to rate.
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Where to get your well tested for uranium in Indiana
A lab Indiana certifies
Ask for uranium by name. Results from a certified lab count for a home sale or a loan.
Labs certified by IndianaA mail-in kit
Fill the bottles at your kitchen tap and mail them back. We mark the kits that include uranium.
Compare kitsKeep reading about wells in Indiana
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- Uranium in well water: where it comes from, what it does and how to remove it
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- Arsenic in Indiana wells, by county
- Manganese in Indiana wells, by county
- Lead in Indiana wells, by county
Questions people ask about uranium in Indiana
Is there uranium in Indiana well water?
Uranium is rare in tested Indiana wells: in all 5 counties with enough tests, fewer than 5% of tested wells were over the limit. Across Indiana, none tested wells had uranium over the EPA limit of 30 µg/L (0 of 145). Across all tested wells in the US it's about 1 in 22. No tested Indiana well was over, but your own well can still differ, so test it if you're unsure.
Where can I get my well tested for uranium in Indiana?
Indiana's environment department tests eligible private wells for free. If that doesn't cover you, use a lab certified by Indiana for drinking water, or a mail-in kit that includes uranium from a certified lab.
See Indiana's list of certified labs, or compare mail-in kits.
Where these numbers come from
- Lab tests: Water Quality Portal (USGS and EPA), well samples since 2000. A well counts as over if any of its tests was over the EPA limit of 30 µg/L. Wells tested for studies and monitoring, not a random sample of homes.
- Likely overstated: our own check of who tested the wells, when and where. How we check.
- State programs and links: Indiana Department of Health.