Public water system · IN2900006
ActiveBummies B & K Root Beer
At a glance
Bummies B & K Root Beer (PWSID IN2900006) is an active transient non-community water system in Wells County, Indiana. It reports serving 962 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
962
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bummies B & K Root Beer compare with other water systems in Wells County?
By EPA's size categories, Bummies B & K Root Beer is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Wells County has 25 active public water systems, and Bummies B & K Root Beer is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 14% above the county average of 845 people per system, and accounts for 4.6% of the 21,120 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 Bummies B & K Root Beer is about 6.7 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 Bummies B & K Root Beer?
EPA lists Bummies B & K Root Beer 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. 16 of the 25 active systems in Wells County (64%) are also privately owned.
Does Bummies B & K Root Beer have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2007 and January 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (7 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-03-26 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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.
Bummies B & K Root Beer: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bummies B & K Root Beer?
Bummies B & K Root Beer (PWSID IN2900006) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Bummies B & K Root Beer serve?
Bummies B & K Root Beer reports serving 962 people through 1 service connection in Wells County, Indiana.
Where does Bummies B & K Root Beer 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 Bummies B & K Root Beer have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is 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 Bummies B & K Root Beer'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 10 violations for this system; none is 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 Bummies B & K Root Beer's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bummies B & K Root Beer 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 Wells County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Utilities Water Dept | Wells | 10,298 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ossian Municipal Water Department | Wells | 3,289 | Community | Groundwater |
| Southern Wells Jr./Sr. High - Well 1 | Wells | 980 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Norwell High School | Wells | 900 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Apostolic Christian Church | Wells | 800 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Norwell Middle School | Wells | 720 | 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, “Bummies B & K Root Beer, PWSID IN2900006, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/bummies-b-k-root-beer-in2900006 (data as of October 1, 2026).