Community Water System · PWS IN5245055

Cedar Lake Bible Conference Grounds

Cedar Lake, Indiana 46303 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 150 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

150
People served: 222
EPA violations: 26
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 222 drinking-water violations at Cedar Lake Bible Conference Grounds, 12% of them health-based - above the Indiana per-system average.

222
Total EPA violations on record: 12%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 150
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Cedar Lake Bible Conference Grounds

Cedar Lake Bible Conference Grounds is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 150 residents in Cedar Lake, Indiana (Lake County) through 84 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 222 total violations for this system , of which 26 (12%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 188 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 25 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 Bible Conference Grounds's 222 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

150

Total Violations

222

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 84
County: Lake
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 15
Monitoring Violations: 188
Treatment Tech Violations: 11

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Nitrate	MR	25	2007
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	15	2001
Coliform (TCR)	MR	13	1999
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	11	1999
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	6	2001
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	6	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	6	2001
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	6	2001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	6	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	6	2001
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	6	1999
Vinyl chloride	MR	6	2001
Benzene	MR	6	2001
Xylenes, Total	MR	6	2001
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	6	2001
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	6	2001
Toluene	MR	6	2001
Ethylbenzene	MR	6	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	6	2001
Styrene	MR	6	2001
Trichloroethylene	MR	6	2001
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	6	2001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	6	2001
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	6	2001
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	6	2001
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	6	2001
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	5	2015
TTHM	MR	4	2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	2014
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	4	2021

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 Bible Conference Grounds.

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 IN5245055 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 Bible Conference Grounds 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
2021	Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	4	SDWIS / IN5245055 / 8000
2015	Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	5	SDWIS / IN5245055 / 7000
2014	TTHM	MR	4	SDWIS / IN5245055 / 2950
2014	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	SDWIS / IN5245055 / 2456
2007	Nitrate	MR	25	SDWIS / IN5245055 / 1040
2001	Coliform (TCR)	MCL	15	SDWIS / IN5245055 / 3100
2001	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	6	SDWIS / IN5245055 / 2979
2001	DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	6	SDWIS / IN5245055 / 2964
2001	1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	6	SDWIS / IN5245055 / 2983
2001	Tetrachloroethylene	MR	6	SDWIS / IN5245055 / 2987
2001	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	6	SDWIS / IN5245055 / 2378
2001	1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	6	SDWIS / IN5245055 / 2981
2001	Vinyl chloride	MR	6	SDWIS / IN5245055 / 2976
2001	Benzene	MR	6	SDWIS / IN5245055 / 2990
2001	Xylenes, Total	MR	6	SDWIS / IN5245055 / 2955

How Cedar Lake Bible Conference Grounds Compares

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

Metric	Cedar Lake Bible Conference Grounds	Indiana avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	222	88.9	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	26	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	150	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 Bible Conference Grounds water safe to drink? ▼

Cedar Lake Bible Conference Grounds (PWS ID: IN5245055) has 222 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 150 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Cedar Lake Bible Conference Grounds serve? ▼

Cedar Lake Bible Conference Grounds serves 150 people in Cedar Lake, Indiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 84 service connections.

What type of violations does Cedar Lake Bible Conference Grounds have? ▼

Cedar Lake Bible Conference Grounds has 222 total violations: 26 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 188 monitoring/reporting violations, and 11 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Cedar Lake Bible Conference Grounds water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Cedar Lake Bible Conference Grounds under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Cedar Lake Bible Conference Grounds use? ▼

Cedar Lake Bible Conference Grounds 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.