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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IN2760878

Fairview Missionary Church

Angola, Indiana 46703 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 765 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

765
People served
84
EPA violations
10
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 84 drinking-water violations at Fairview Missionary Church, 12% of them health-based - below the Indiana per-system average.

84
Total EPA violations on record
12%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
765
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Fairview Missionary Church

Fairview Missionary Church is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 765 residents in Angola, Indiana (Steuben County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 84 total violations for this system , of which 10 (12%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 73 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 Arsenic, recorded in 10 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Fairview Missionary Church's 84 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
765
Total Violations
84
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Steuben
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
73
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Arsenic MCL 10 2009
Arsenic MR 9 2007
Coliform (TCR) MR 7 2012
Selenium MR 5 2002
Antimony, Total MR 5 2002
Chromium MR 5 2002
Nickel MR 5 2002
Beryllium, Total MR 5 2002
Nitrate MR 5 2022
Cadmium MR 5 2002
CYANIDE MR 5 2002
Mercury MR 5 2002
Thallium, Total MR 5 2002
Barium MR 5 2002
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 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 Fairview Missionary 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 IN2760878 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 Fairview Missionary 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 Nitrate MR 5 SDWIS / IN2760878 / 1040
2016 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / IN2760878 / 5000
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 7 SDWIS / IN2760878 / 3100
2009 Arsenic MCL 10 SDWIS / IN2760878 / 1005
2007 Arsenic MR 9 SDWIS / IN2760878 / 1005
2002 Selenium MR 5 SDWIS / IN2760878 / 1045
2002 Antimony, Total MR 5 SDWIS / IN2760878 / 1074
2002 Chromium MR 5 SDWIS / IN2760878 / 1020
2002 Nickel MR 5 SDWIS / IN2760878 / 1036
2002 Beryllium, Total MR 5 SDWIS / IN2760878 / 1075
2002 Cadmium MR 5 SDWIS / IN2760878 / 1015
2002 CYANIDE MR 5 SDWIS / IN2760878 / 1024
2002 Mercury MR 5 SDWIS / IN2760878 / 1035
2002 Thallium, Total MR 5 SDWIS / IN2760878 / 1085
2002 Barium MR 5 SDWIS / IN2760878 / 1010

How Fairview Missionary Church Compares

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

Metric Fairview Missionary Church Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 84 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 40.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 765 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 Fairview Missionary Church water safe to drink? ▼
Fairview Missionary Church (PWS ID: IN2760878) has 84 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 765 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Fairview Missionary Church serve? ▼
Fairview Missionary Church serves 765 people in Angola, Indiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Fairview Missionary Church have? ▼
Fairview Missionary Church has 84 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 73 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Fairview Missionary Church water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Fairview Missionary Church under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Fairview Missionary Church use? ▼
Fairview Missionary 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.