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Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park

Cedar Lake, Indiana 46303 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 200 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

200
People served
1,082
EPA violations
12
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,082 drinking-water violations at Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park, 1% of them health-based - above the Indiana per-system average.

1,082
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
200
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park

Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 200 residents in Cedar Lake, Indiana (Lake County) through 35 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,082 total violations for this system , of which 12 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 1,060 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 135 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%).

Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park's 1,082 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
200
Total Violations
1,082
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
35
County
Lake
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
1,060
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 135 2001
Lead and Copper Rule MR 30 1998
Nitrate MR 22 2017
Toxaphene MR 16 1995
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 16 1995
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 16 1998
Vinyl chloride MR 16 1998
Xylenes, Total MR 16 1998
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 16 1998
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 16 1995
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 16 1998
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 16 1998
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 16 1998
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 16 1998
Carbofuran MR 16 1995
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 16 1998
Tetrachloroethylene MR 16 1998
Chlordane MR 16 1995
Dalapon MR 16 1995
Carbon tetrachloride MR 16 1998
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 16 1998
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 16 1995
Trichloroethylene MR 16 1998
CHLOROBENZENE MR 16 1998
Diquat MR 16 1995
Toluene MR 16 1998
Endothall MR 16 1995
Ethylbenzene MR 16 1998
Benzene MR 16 1998
Styrene MR 16 1998

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 Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park.

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 IN5245005 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 Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park 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 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 9 SDWIS / IN5245005 / 4000
2017 Nitrate MR 22 SDWIS / IN5245005 / 1040
2015 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / IN5245005 / 7000
2001 Coliform (TCR) MR 135 SDWIS / IN5245005 / 3100
2001 Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 SDWIS / IN5245005 / 3100
1998 Lead and Copper Rule MR 30 SDWIS / IN5245005 / 5000
1998 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 16 SDWIS / IN5245005 / 2979
1998 Vinyl chloride MR 16 SDWIS / IN5245005 / 2976
1998 Xylenes, Total MR 16 SDWIS / IN5245005 / 2955
1998 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 16 SDWIS / IN5245005 / 2378
1998 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 16 SDWIS / IN5245005 / 2980
1998 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 16 SDWIS / IN5245005 / 2977
1998 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 16 SDWIS / IN5245005 / 2964
1998 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 16 SDWIS / IN5245005 / 2981
1998 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 16 SDWIS / IN5245005 / 2985

How Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park Compares

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

Metric Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,082 88.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 12 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 200 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 Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park water safe to drink? ▼
Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park (PWS ID: IN5245005) has 1082 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 200 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park serve? ▼
Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park serves 200 people in Cedar Lake, Indiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 35 service connections.
What type of violations does Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park have? ▼
Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park has 1,082 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 1,060 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park use? ▼
Cedar Lake Mobile Home Park 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.