Public water system · IN2440131
ActiveCaring Hands Care Center
At a glance
Caring Hands Care Center (PWSID IN2440131) is an active non-transient non-community water system in LaGrange County, Indiana. It reports serving 50 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Caring Hands Care Center compare with other water systems in LaGrange County?
By EPA's size categories, Caring Hands Care Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). LaGrange County has 211 active public water systems. Its population served is about 59% below the county average of 123 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 25,879 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Indiana, the 3,969 active systems average 1,456 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Caring Hands Care Center is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Indiana has 603 active non-transient non-community water systems, 15% 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 Caring Hands Care Center?
EPA lists Caring Hands Care Center 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. 196 of the 211 active systems in LaGrange County (93%) are also privately owned.
Does Caring Hands Care Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2023 and January 2025. By type: 1 required treatment not met, 1 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-25 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-12-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | 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.
Caring Hands Care Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Caring Hands Care Center?
Caring Hands Care Center (PWSID IN2440131) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Caring Hands Care Center serve?
Caring Hands Care Center reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in LaGrange County, Indiana.
Where does Caring Hands Care Center 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 Caring Hands Care Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 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 Caring Hands Care Center'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; 1 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 Caring Hands Care Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Caring Hands Care Center is a non-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 LaGrange County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagrange Department of Water Works | LaGrange | 2,625 | Community | Groundwater |
| Prairie Heights High School | LaGrange | 1,583 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Topeka Water Department | LaGrange | 1,178 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wolcottville Water Works | LaGrange | 1,035 | Community | Groundwater |
| Westview Jr./Sr. High School | LaGrange | 788 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Shipshewana Water Works | LaGrange | 703 | 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, “Caring Hands Care Center, PWSID IN2440131, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/caring-hands-care-center-in2440131 (data as of October 1, 2026).