Question 1

Is Pleasant Lake UMC water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Pleasant Lake UMC (PWS ID: IN2760950) has 66 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 28 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Pleasant Lake UMC serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Pleasant Lake UMC serves 28 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Pleasant Lake or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections. The operator address is listed in Pleasant Lake, Indiana.

Question 3

What type of violations does Pleasant Lake UMC have?

Accepted Answer

Pleasant Lake UMC has 66 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 62 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Pleasant Lake UMC water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Pleasant Lake UMC under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Pleasant Lake UMC use?

Accepted Answer

Pleasant Lake UMC uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

How does Pleasant Lake UMC's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Pleasant Lake UMC has 66 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 36% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 64% of that cohort has fewer violations than Pleasant Lake UMC. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	6	2022
LASSO	MR	4	2009
Simazine	MR	4	2009
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	4	2002
Atrazine	MR	4	2009
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2002
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2002
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2002
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2002
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2002
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2002
Benzene	MR	2	2002
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2002
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2002
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
Styrene	MR	2	2002
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2002
Toluene	MR	2	2002
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2002
Nitrate	MR	1	1994
Nitrite	MR	1	1993

Pleasant Lake UMC

Pleasant Lake UMC standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Pleasant Lake UMC

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count