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Countryside Villas

Kokomo, Indiana 46901 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 48 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

48
People served
464
EPA violations
7
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 464 drinking-water violations at Countryside Villas, 2% of them health-based - above the Indiana per-system average.

464
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
48
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Countryside Villas

Countryside Villas is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 48 residents in Kokomo, Indiana (Howard County) through 32 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 464 total violations for this system , of which 7 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 415 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2018.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 47 violations (MR). 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%).

Countryside Villas's 464 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
48
Total Violations
464
Health-Based Violations
7
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
32
County
Howard
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
415
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 47 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 42 2017
Nitrate MR 12 2013
Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 2013
Cadmium MR 7 2012
Chromium MR 7 2012
Fluoride MR 7 2012
Nickel MR 7 2012
Antimony, Total MR 7 2012
Thallium, Total MR 7 2012
Selenium MR 7 2012
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 7 2012
Xylenes, Total MR 7 2012
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 7 2012
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 7 2012
Vinyl chloride MR 7 2012
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 7 2012
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 7 2012
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 7 2012
CHLOROBENZENE MR 7 2012
Benzene MR 7 2012
Tetrachloroethylene MR 7 2012
Mercury MR 7 2012
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 7 2012
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 7 2012
Carbon tetrachloride MR 7 2012
BHC-GAMMA MR 7 2013
Barium MR 7 2012
Ethylbenzene MR 7 2012
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 7 2012

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 Countryside Villas.

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 IN5234013 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 Countryside Villas 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
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 SDWIS / IN5234013 / 8000
2017 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 42 SDWIS / IN5234013 / 7000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 47 SDWIS / IN5234013 / 3100
2013 Nitrate MR 12 SDWIS / IN5234013 / 1040
2013 Lead and Copper Rule MR 10 SDWIS / IN5234013 / 5000
2013 BHC-GAMMA MR 7 SDWIS / IN5234013 / 2010
2013 Toxaphene MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234013 / 2020
2013 Diquat MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234013 / 2032
2013 Endothall MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234013 / 2033
2013 Glyphosate MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234013 / 2034
2013 Simazine MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234013 / 2037
2013 Picloram MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234013 / 2040
2013 Dinoseb MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234013 / 2041
2013 Carbofuran MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234013 / 2046
2013 Atrazine MR 4 SDWIS / IN5234013 / 2050

How Countryside Villas Compares

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

Metric Countryside Villas Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 464 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 7 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 48 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 Countryside Villas water safe to drink? ▼
Countryside Villas (PWS ID: IN5234013) has 464 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 48 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Countryside Villas serve? ▼
Countryside Villas serves 48 people in Kokomo, Indiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 32 service connections.
What type of violations does Countryside Villas have? ▼
Countryside Villas has 464 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 415 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Countryside Villas water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Countryside Villas under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Countryside Villas use? ▼
Countryside Villas uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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.