Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IN2320921
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Plainfield, Indiana 46168 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 150 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.
- 150
- People served
- 100
- EPA violations
- 0
- Health-based
- Untested
- UCMR5 result
The verdict
EPA records 100 drinking-water violations at Fraternal Order of Eagles - above the Indiana per-system average.
- 100
- Total EPA violations on record
- 0%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 150
- People served by this system
- N/A
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Water Quality Snapshot: Fraternal Order of Eagles
Fraternal Order of Eagles is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 150 residents in Plainfield, Indiana (Hendricks County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 100 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 95 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.
The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 58 violations (MON). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.
Across Indiana, EPA tracks 3,967 public water systems serving 5,774,616 people, with 352,710 cumulative violations and 35,932 health-based violations on record. About 96% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 88.9 violations. Statewide, 93 of 229 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (40.6%).
Fraternal Order of Eagles's 100 violations sit above the Indiana average.
All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.
System Details
- System Type
- Transient Non-Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 1
- County
- Hendricks
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 95
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 58 | 2024 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 30 | 2015 |
| Nitrate | MR | 7 | 2010 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | 5 | 2018 |
Verify This Water System
The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Fraternal Order of Eagles.
EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports
EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:
View PWS ID IN2320921 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
Indiana Drinking Water Authority
Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Drinking Water Branch is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Fraternal Order of Eagles under EPA-delegated authority.
Open IN regulator portalSource: Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Drinking Water Branch
Violation Timeline
Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.
| Year (latest) | Contaminant | Category | Count | EPA Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 58 | SDWIS / IN2320921 / 8000 |
| 2018 | Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | 5 | SDWIS / IN2320921 / 8000 |
| 2015 | Coliform (TCR) | MR | 30 | SDWIS / IN2320921 / 3100 |
| 2010 | Nitrate | MR | 7 | SDWIS / IN2320921 / 1040 |
How Fraternal Order of Eagles Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | Fraternal Order of Eagles | Indiana avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 100 | 88.9 | SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach |
| Health-based violations | 0 | 9.1 | Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL |
| PFAS detection | None | 40.6% | EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt |
| Population served | 150 | 1,456 | Sizing context for compliance burden |
Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 3,967 regulated public water systems in Indiana.
Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
| Contaminant | Federal MCL / Action Level | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) | Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique |
| Arsenic | 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) | Health-based MCL since 2006 |
| Total Coliform | Treatment technique (RTCR) | Indicator organism, monitoring trigger |
| PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) | 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) | Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026) |
| Nitrate (as N) | 10 mg/L | Acute health risk for infants |
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Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.