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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IN2340834

Morning Star Church

Kokomo, Indiana 46901 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 82 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

82
People served
547
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 547 drinking-water violations at Morning Star Church, 3% of them health-based - above the Indiana per-system average.

547
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
82
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Morning Star Church

Morning Star Church is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 82 residents in Kokomo, Indiana (Howard County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 547 total violations for this system , of which 18 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 523 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 23 violations (MR). 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%).

Morning Star Church's 547 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.

Population Served
82
Total Violations
547
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Howard
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
18
Monitoring Violations
523
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 23 2013
Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 2004
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 17 2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 17 2020
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 17 2020
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 17 2020
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 17 2020
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 17 2020
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 17 2020
Trichloroethylene MR 17 2020
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 17 2020
CHLOROBENZENE MR 17 2020
Toluene MR 17 2020
Ethylbenzene MR 17 2020
Styrene MR 17 2020
Xylenes, Total MR 17 2020
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 17 2020
Carbon tetrachloride MR 17 2020
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 17 2020
Vinyl chloride MR 17 2020
Tetrachloroethylene MR 17 2020
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 17 2020
Benzene MR 17 2020
Nitrate MR 9 2023
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 6 2025
Endrin MR 3 2018
BHC-GAMMA MR 3 2018
Endothall MR 3 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 Morning Star Church.

Federal Source of Truth

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 IN2340834 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Indiana Drinking Water Authority

Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Drinking Water Branch is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Morning Star Church under EPA-delegated authority.

Open IN regulator portal

Source: 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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 6 SDWIS / IN2340834 / 8000
2023 Nitrate MR 9 SDWIS / IN2340834 / 1040
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / IN2340834 / 5000
2020 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 17 SDWIS / IN2340834 / 2378
2020 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 17 SDWIS / IN2340834 / 2380
2020 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 17 SDWIS / IN2340834 / 2969
2020 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 17 SDWIS / IN2340834 / 2977
2020 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 17 SDWIS / IN2340834 / 2979
2020 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 17 SDWIS / IN2340834 / 2980
2020 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 17 SDWIS / IN2340834 / 2981
2020 Trichloroethylene MR 17 SDWIS / IN2340834 / 2984
2020 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 17 SDWIS / IN2340834 / 2985
2020 CHLOROBENZENE MR 17 SDWIS / IN2340834 / 2989
2020 Toluene MR 17 SDWIS / IN2340834 / 2991
2020 Ethylbenzene MR 17 SDWIS / IN2340834 / 2992

How Morning Star Church Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Morning Star Church Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 547 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 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 82 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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Morning Star Church water safe to drink? ▼
Morning Star Church (PWS ID: IN2340834) has 547 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 82 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Morning Star Church serve? ▼
Morning Star Church serves 82 people in Kokomo, Indiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Morning Star Church have? ▼
Morning Star Church has 547 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 523 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Morning Star Church water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Morning Star Church under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Morning Star Church use? ▼
Morning Star Church uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

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.