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Community Water System · PWS IN5246031

Westville Estates

Lapeer, Indiana 48446 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 315 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

315
People served
789
EPA violations
26
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 789 drinking-water violations at Westville Estates, 3% of them health-based - above the Indiana per-system average.

789
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
315
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Westville Estates

Westville Estates is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 315 residents in Lapeer, Indiana (LaPorte County) through 98 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 789 total violations for this system , of which 26 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 715 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 109 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%).

Westville Estates's 789 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
315
Total Violations
789
Health-Based Violations
26
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
98
County
LaPorte
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
19
Monitoring Violations
715
Treatment Tech Violations
7

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 109 2014
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 42 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 30 2014
TTHM MR 22 2014
Coliform (TCR) MCL 19 2007
Nitrate MR 16 2015
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 13 2014
Xylenes, Total MR 13 2014
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 13 2014
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 13 2014
Vinyl chloride MR 13 2014
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 13 2014
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 13 2014
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 13 2014
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 13 2014
Tetrachloroethylene MR 13 2014
Toluene MR 13 2014
Ethylbenzene MR 13 2014
Styrene MR 13 2014
Fluoride MR 13 2011
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 13 2014
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 13 2014
Carbon tetrachloride MR 13 2014
Trichloroethylene MR 13 2014
Benzene MR 13 2014
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 13 2014
CHLOROBENZENE MR 13 2014
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 13 2014
LASSO MR 8 2012
Barium MR 8 2011

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 Westville Estates.

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 IN5246031 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 Westville Estates 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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / IN5246031 / 8000
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 42 SDWIS / IN5246031 / 7000
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 3 SDWIS / IN5246031 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 SDWIS / IN5246031 / 5200
2021 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 5 SDWIS / IN5246031 / 4000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 SDWIS / IN5246031 / 8000
2015 Nitrate MR 16 SDWIS / IN5246031 / 1040
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 109 SDWIS / IN5246031 / 3100
2014 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 30 SDWIS / IN5246031 / 2456
2014 TTHM MR 22 SDWIS / IN5246031 / 2950
2014 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 13 SDWIS / IN5246031 / 2378
2014 Xylenes, Total MR 13 SDWIS / IN5246031 / 2955
2014 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 13 SDWIS / IN5246031 / 2964
2014 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 13 SDWIS / IN5246031 / 2969
2014 Vinyl chloride MR 13 SDWIS / IN5246031 / 2976

How Westville Estates Compares

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

Metric Westville Estates Indiana avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 789 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 315 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 Westville Estates water safe to drink? ▼
Westville Estates (PWS ID: IN5246031) has 789 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 315 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Westville Estates serve? ▼
Westville Estates serves 315 people in Lapeer, Indiana. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 98 service connections.
What type of violations does Westville Estates have? ▼
Westville Estates has 789 total violations: 26 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 715 monitoring/reporting violations, and 7 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Westville Estates water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Westville Estates under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Westville Estates use? ▼
Westville Estates 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.