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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IN2640028

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

Valparaiso, Indiana 46385 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
124
EPA violations
33
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 124 drinking-water violations at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 27% of them health-based - above the Indiana per-system average.

124
Total EPA violations on record
27%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Valparaiso, Indiana (Porter County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 124 total violations for this system , of which 33 (27%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 88 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 49 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%).

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church's 124 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
100
Total Violations
124
Health-Based Violations
33
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Porter
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
15
Monitoring Violations
88
Treatment Tech Violations
18

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 49 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 18 2020
Coliform (TCR) MCL 15 2016
E. COLI MR 15 2020
Nitrate MR 15 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 2016

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 Prince of Peace Lutheran 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 IN2640028 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 Prince of Peace Lutheran 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
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 49 SDWIS / IN2640028 / 8000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 18 SDWIS / IN2640028 / 8000
2020 E. COLI MR 15 SDWIS / IN2640028 / 3014
2020 Nitrate MR 15 SDWIS / IN2640028 / 1040
2016 Coliform (TCR) MCL 15 SDWIS / IN2640028 / 3100
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 9 SDWIS / IN2640028 / 3100
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / IN2640028 / 8000

How Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Compares

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

Metric Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 124 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 33 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 100 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 Prince of Peace Lutheran Church water safe to drink? ▼
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (PWS ID: IN2640028) has 124 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 100 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Prince of Peace Lutheran Church serve? ▼
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church serves 100 people in Valparaiso, Indiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Prince of Peace Lutheran Church have? ▼
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church has 124 total violations: 33 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 88 monitoring/reporting violations, and 18 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Prince of Peace Lutheran Church water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Prince of Peace Lutheran Church under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Prince of Peace Lutheran Church use? ▼
Prince of Peace Lutheran 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.