Public water system · IN2760963
ActiveBledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1
At a glance
Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1 (PWSID IN2760963) is an active transient non-community water system in Steuben County, Indiana. It reports serving 462 people through 77 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
462
Service connections
77
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1 compare with other water systems in Steuben County?
By EPA's size categories, Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Steuben County has 145 active public water systems. Its population served is about 63% above the county average of 284 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 41,104 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 Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1 is about 3.2 times 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 Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1?
EPA lists Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1 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. 130 of the 145 active systems in Steuben County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1 have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2019 and September 2025. By type: 6 monitoring, 3 required treatment not met, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (10 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-05-09 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2022-07-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-05-09 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-05-09 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-09-13 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | 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.
Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1?
Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1 (PWSID IN2760963) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1 serve?
Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1 reports serving 462 people through 77 service connections in Steuben County, Indiana.
Where does Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1 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 Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1 have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1'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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1 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 Steuben County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola Water Department | Steuben | 9,340 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hamilton Water Department | Steuben | 2,675 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fremont Water Department | Steuben | 2,138 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pigeon Creek Rest Area | Steuben | 1,001 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ashley Water Department | Steuben | 983 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pokagon State Park (Park Office) | Steuben | 952 | Non-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, “Bledsoes Lake James Trailer Park Well 1, PWSID IN2760963, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/bledsoes-lake-james-trailer-park-well-1-in2760963 (data as of October 1, 2026).