The City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) in cooperation with the Indiana Finance Authority is participating in a monitoring program which tests wastewater for coronavirus. From August through December of 2020, wastewater professionals from CBU collected samples three times each week at eight sites across Bloomington, including each of the two wastewater treatment plants. Throughout 2021 samples have been collected from the two wastewater treatment plants. Testing of those samples is conducted by multiple private, independent laboratories in an effort to gauge viral prevalence in the community.

More information about this process can be found in the Indiana Wastewater Monitoring Report 2020 at:

CBU main break data from 2013 to present.

Lead and Copper are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, under the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR).

Monthly electricity usage, peak demand, and cost data at the CBU Service Center. Electricity usage reflects all on-site usage, including that from solar PV panel generation. Cost data is the monthly bill received from Duke, which includes the credits received from on-site solar PV electricity generation.

Monthly disinfectant byproduct (DBP) testing results.

The City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) in cooperation with the Indiana Finance Authority is participating in a monitoring program which tests wastewater for coronavirus. From August through December of 2020, wastewater professionals from CBU collected samples three times each week at eight sites across Bloomington, including each of the two wastewater treatment plants. Throughout 2021 samples have been collected from the two wastewater treatment plants. Testing of those samples is conducted by multiple private, independent laboratories in an effort to gauge viral prevalence in the community.

More information about this process can be found in the Indiana Wastewater Monitoring Report 2020 at:

Increase the amount of solar energy generated by increasing the number of solar panels.

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act through the Stage 2 Disinfectant Byproduct Rule. The City of Bloomington Utilities collects monthly samples at 8 testing locations throughout the distribution system and follows a quarterly compliance schedule. Compliance is calculated on a Locational Running Annual Average (LRAA). The Maximum Contaminant Level for TTHMs is 80 µg/l. Micrograms per liter (µg/l) is equal to parts per billion (ppb). One part per billion is roughly equal to a teaspoon of water in an Olympic-size swimming pool.

Taste and odor issues with drinking water stem from the presence of the organic compounds known as methylisoborneol (MIB) and geosmin. These two compounds are not harmful to human health.