Public water system · IN2480822
ActiveBethel Baptist Church
At a glance
Bethel Baptist Church (PWSID IN2480822) is an active transient non-community water system in Madison County, Indiana. It reports serving 90 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
90
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bethel Baptist Church compare with other water systems in Madison County?
By EPA's size categories, Bethel Baptist Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Madison County has 48 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,071 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 99,423 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Indiana, the 3,969 active systems average 1,456 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bethel Baptist Church is about 37% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Indiana has 2,596 active transient non-community water systems, 65% of the state's 3,969 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 3,769 Indiana systems (95%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bethel Baptist Church?
EPA lists Bethel Baptist Church as privately owned. The IN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 36 of the 48 active systems in Madison County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Bethel Baptist Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and January 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherFailure to Consult with State · code 20 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-09-17 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-07-31 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 5 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Bethel Baptist Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bethel Baptist Church?
Bethel Baptist Church (PWSID IN2480822) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Bethel Baptist Church serve?
Bethel Baptist Church reports serving 90 people through 1 service connection in Madison County, Indiana.
Where does Bethel Baptist Church get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Bethel Baptist Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Bethel Baptist Church's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bethel Baptist Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bethel Baptist Church is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Madison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Water Department | Madison | 55,212 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Elwood Water & Sewage | Madison | 8,586 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ingalls Water Company | Madison | 7,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pendleton Water Company | Madison | 5,758 | Community | Groundwater |
| Alexandria Water Department | Madison | 5,149 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chesterfield Water Department | Madison | 2,800 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Bethel Baptist Church, PWSID IN2480822, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/bethel-baptist-church-in2480822 (data as of October 1, 2026).