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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IN2600001

El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC

Spencer, Indiana 47460 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 30 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

30
People served
126
EPA violations
13
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 126 drinking-water violations at El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC, 10% of them health-based - above the Indiana per-system average.

126
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
30
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC

El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 30 residents in Spencer, Indiana (Owen County) through 3 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 126 total violations for this system , of which 13 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 107 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 66 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, 55 of 229 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (24%).

El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC's 126 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
30
Total Violations
126
Health-Based Violations
13
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
3
County
Owen
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
13
Monitoring Violations
107
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 66 2016
Nitrate MR 27 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 14 2020
Coliform (TCR) MCL 13 2004
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 6 2017

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 El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC.

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 IN2600001 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 El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC 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
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 14 SDWIS / IN2600001 / 8000
2018 Nitrate MR 27 SDWIS / IN2600001 / 1040
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 6 SDWIS / IN2600001 / 8000
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 66 SDWIS / IN2600001 / 3100
2004 Coliform (TCR) MCL 13 SDWIS / IN2600001 / 3100

How El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC Compares

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

Metric El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 126 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 13 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 30 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 El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC water safe to drink? ▼
El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC (PWS ID: IN2600001) has 126 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 30 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC serve? ▼
El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC serves 30 people in Spencer, Indiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3 service connections.
What type of violations does El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC have? ▼
El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC has 126 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 107 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC use? ▼
El Patio Apartments C & J Rentals LLC 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.