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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS IN2890895

Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8

Richmond, Indiana 47374 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 82 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

82
People served
77
EPA violations
13
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 77 drinking-water violations at Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8, 17% of them health-based - below the Indiana per-system average.

77
Total EPA violations on record
17%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
82
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8

Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8 is a local-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 82 residents in Richmond, Indiana (Wayne County) through 2 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 77 total violations for this system , of which 13 (17%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 58 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 34 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%).

Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8's 77 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
82
Total Violations
77
Health-Based Violations
13
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2
County
Wayne
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
58
Treatment Tech Violations
13

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 34 2022
Nitrate MR 15 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 13 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2005
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 Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8.

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 IN2890895 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 Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8 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
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 13 SDWIS / IN2890895 / 8000
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 34 SDWIS / IN2890895 / 8000
2020 Nitrate MR 15 SDWIS / IN2890895 / 1040
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 6 SDWIS / IN2890895 / 8000
2005 Coliform (TCR) MR 9 SDWIS / IN2890895 / 3100

How Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8 Compares

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

Metric Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8 Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 77 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 40.6% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 82 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 Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8 water safe to drink? ▼
Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8 (PWS ID: IN2890895) has 77 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 82 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8 serve? ▼
Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8 serves 82 people in Richmond, Indiana. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections.
What type of violations does Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8 have? ▼
Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8 has 77 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 58 monitoring/reporting violations, and 13 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8 use? ▼
Highland Lake Golf Course - Hole #8 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.