Public water system · IN2010045
ActiveCanope Amish School
At a glance
Canope Amish School (PWSID IN2010045) is an active transient non-community water system in Adams County, Indiana. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Canope Amish School compare with other water systems in Adams County?
By EPA's size categories, Canope Amish School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Adams County has 74 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 310 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 22,936 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 Canope Amish School is well 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 Canope Amish School?
EPA lists Canope Amish School 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. 69 of the 74 active systems in Adams County (93%) are also privately owned.
Does Canope Amish School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and July 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-09 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Canope Amish School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Canope Amish School?
Canope Amish School (PWSID IN2010045) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Canope Amish School serve?
Canope Amish School reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Adams County, Indiana.
Where does Canope Amish School 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 Canope Amish School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Canope Amish School'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Canope Amish School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Canope Amish School 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 Adams County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur Water Department | Adams | 9,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Berne Water Department | Adams | 4,388 | Community | Groundwater |
| Geneva Water Department | Adams | 1,359 | Community | Groundwater |
| Monroe Water Department | Adams | 872 | Community | Groundwater |
| Amishville U.S.A. | Adams | 821 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| St. John Lutheran Church | Adams | 307 | 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, “Canope Amish School, PWSID IN2010045, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/canope-amish-school-in2010045 (data as of October 1, 2026).