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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IN2700009

Woods Campground

Carthage, Indiana 46115 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 27 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

27
People served
165
EPA violations
27
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 165 drinking-water violations at Woods Campground, 16% of them health-based - above the Indiana per-system average.

165
Total EPA violations on record
16%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
27
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Woods Campground

Woods Campground is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 27 residents in Carthage, Indiana (Rush County) through 22 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 165 total violations for this system , of which 27 (16%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 131 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 95 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%).

Woods Campground's 165 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
27
Total Violations
165
Health-Based Violations
27
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
22
County
Rush
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
18
Monitoring Violations
131
Treatment Tech Violations
9

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 95 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 15 2015
Nitrate MR 15 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 13 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 9 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 7 2019
Nitrite MR 5 1993
E. COLI MR 3 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 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 Woods Campground.

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 IN2700009 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 Woods Campground 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 95 SDWIS / IN2700009 / 8000
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 9 SDWIS / IN2700009 / 8000
2024 Nitrate MR 15 SDWIS / IN2700009 / 1040
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 7 SDWIS / IN2700009 / 8000
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 3 SDWIS / IN2700009 / 8000
2016 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / IN2700009 / 3014
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 15 SDWIS / IN2700009 / 3100
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 13 SDWIS / IN2700009 / 3100
1993 Nitrite MR 5 SDWIS / IN2700009 / 1041

How Woods Campground Compares

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

Metric Woods Campground Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 165 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 27 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 27 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 Woods Campground water safe to drink? ▼
Woods Campground (PWS ID: IN2700009) has 165 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 27 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Woods Campground serve? ▼
Woods Campground serves 27 people in Carthage, Indiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 22 service connections.
What type of violations does Woods Campground have? ▼
Woods Campground has 165 total violations: 27 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 131 monitoring/reporting violations, and 9 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Woods Campground water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Woods Campground under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Woods Campground use? ▼
Woods Campground 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.