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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IN2450008

Economy Inn & Suites

Cedar Lake, Indiana 46303 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 31 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

31
People served
55
EPA violations
10
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 55 drinking-water violations at Economy Inn & Suites, 18% of them health-based - below the Indiana per-system average.

55
Total EPA violations on record
18%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
31
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Economy Inn & Suites

Economy Inn & Suites is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 31 residents in Cedar Lake, Indiana (Lake County) through 28 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 55 total violations for this system , of which 10 (18%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 39 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 30 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, 55 of 229 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (24%).

Economy Inn & Suites's 55 violations sit below 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
31
Total Violations
55
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
28
County
Lake
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
39
Treatment Tech Violations
6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 30 2024
Groundwater Rule Other 6 2020
E. COLI MR 6 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 6 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 4 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 1993

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 Economy Inn & Suites.

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 IN2450008 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 Economy Inn & Suites 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
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 30 SDWIS / IN2450008 / 8000
2020 Groundwater Rule Other 6 SDWIS / IN2450008 / 0700
2020 E. COLI MR 6 SDWIS / IN2450008 / 3014
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 6 SDWIS / IN2450008 / 8000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 4 SDWIS / IN2450008 / 8000
1993 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / IN2450008 / 3100

How Economy Inn & Suites Compares

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

Metric Economy Inn & Suites Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 55 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 10 9.1 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 24% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 31 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 Economy Inn & Suites water safe to drink? ▼
Economy Inn & Suites (PWS ID: IN2450008) has 55 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 31 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Economy Inn & Suites serve? ▼
Economy Inn & Suites serves 31 people in Cedar Lake, Indiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 28 service connections.
What type of violations does Economy Inn & Suites have? ▼
Economy Inn & Suites has 55 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 39 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Economy Inn & Suites water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Economy Inn & Suites under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Economy Inn & Suites use? ▼
Economy Inn & Suites 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.