Public water system · IN5230010
ActiveCade Apartments
At a glance
Cade Apartments (PWSID IN5230010) is an active community water system in Hancock County, Indiana. It reports serving 50 people through 21 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
21
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cade Apartments compare with other water systems in Hancock County?
By EPA's size categories, Cade Apartments is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hancock County has 60 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 764 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 45,812 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Indiana, the 3,969 active systems average 1,456 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Cade Apartments is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Indiana has 770 active community water systems, 19% 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 Cade Apartments?
EPA lists Cade Apartments 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. 51 of the 60 active systems in Hancock County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Cade Apartments have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. The violations listed here began between October 2001 and October 2016. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | 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.
Cade Apartments: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cade Apartments?
Cade Apartments (PWSID IN5230010) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Cade Apartments serve?
Cade Apartments reports serving 50 people through 21 service connections in Hancock County, Indiana.
Where does Cade Apartments 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 Cade Apartments 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 October 2016. 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 Cade Apartments' 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 October 2016. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cade Apartments' water quality report?
As a community water system, Cade Apartments must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Hancock County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Water Utility | Hancock | 26,671 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fortville Water Works | Hancock | 7,638 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ninestar Connect - Gem Water | Hancock | 1,837 | Community | Groundwater |
| Greenfield Rest Area, I-70 W.B. | Hancock | 1,001 | Transient non-community | Purchased groundwater |
| Eastern Hancock Elem/Jr High | Hancock | 850 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Brookville Road Community Church | Hancock | 779 | 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, “Cade Apartments, PWSID IN5230010, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/cade-apartments-in5230010 (data as of October 1, 2026).