Public water system · IN2050810
ActiveBlackford Baptist Temple
At a glance
Blackford Baptist Temple (PWSID IN2050810) is an active transient non-community water system in Blackford County, Indiana. It reports serving 80 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Blackford Baptist Temple compare with other water systems in Blackford County?
By EPA's size categories, Blackford Baptist Temple is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Blackford County has 8 active public water systems, and Blackford Baptist Temple is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 957 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 7,653 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 Blackford Baptist Temple is about 44% 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 Blackford Baptist Temple?
EPA lists Blackford Baptist Temple 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. 5 of the 8 active systems in Blackford County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does Blackford Baptist Temple have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2022. The violations listed here began between June 2018 and November 2022. By type: 6 monitoring, 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (9 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-09-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-11-06 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-09 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-09-21 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-08-16 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Blackford Baptist Temple: frequently asked questions
Who runs Blackford Baptist Temple?
Blackford Baptist Temple (PWSID IN2050810) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Blackford Baptist Temple serve?
Blackford Baptist Temple reports serving 80 people through 1 service connection in Blackford County, Indiana.
Where does Blackford Baptist Temple 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 Blackford Baptist Temple have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2022. 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 Blackford Baptist Temple'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Blackford Baptist Temple's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Blackford Baptist Temple 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 Blackford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford City Water Works | Blackford | 5,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montpelier Water Works | Blackford | 1,515 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Placid Conf. Cntr./Activities Cntr. | Blackford | 150 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wildwood Outdoor Escape (Camping) | Blackford | 150 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Blackford County Security Center | Blackford | 84 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Grace Community Church | Blackford | 49 | Transient non-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, “Blackford Baptist Temple, PWSID IN2050810, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/blackford-baptist-temple-in2050810 (data as of October 1, 2026).