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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IN2450833

Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake

Cedar Lake, Indiana 46303 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 160 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

160
People served
156
EPA violations
11
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 156 drinking-water violations at Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake, 7% of them health-based - above the Indiana per-system average.

156
Total EPA violations on record
7%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
160
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake

Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 160 residents in Cedar Lake, Indiana (Lake County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 156 total violations for this system , of which 11 (7%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 142 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 70 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%).

Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake's 156 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
160
Total Violations
156
Health-Based Violations
11
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Lake
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
142
Treatment Tech Violations
7

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 70 2014
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 53 2025
Nitrate MR 11 2022
E. COLI MR 8 2020
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2009
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 2020
Groundwater Rule Other 3 2025
Groundwater Rule TT 3 2024

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 Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake.

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 IN2450833 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 Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake 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 MON 53 SDWIS / IN2450833 / 8000
2025 Groundwater Rule Other 3 SDWIS / IN2450833 / 0700
2024 Groundwater Rule TT 3 SDWIS / IN2450833 / 0700
2022 Nitrate MR 11 SDWIS / IN2450833 / 1040
2020 E. COLI MR 8 SDWIS / IN2450833 / 3014
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 SDWIS / IN2450833 / 8000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 70 SDWIS / IN2450833 / 3100
2009 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / IN2450833 / 3100

How Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake Compares

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

Metric Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 156 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 11 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 160 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 Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake water safe to drink? ▼
Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake (PWS ID: IN2450833) has 156 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 160 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake serve? ▼
Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake serves 160 people in Cedar Lake, Indiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake have? ▼
Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake has 156 total violations: 11 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 142 monitoring/reporting violations, and 7 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake use? ▼
Boys and Girls Clubs of NW in-Cedar Lake 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.