Public water system · IN2370065
ActiveCarpenter Creek Cellars
At a glance
Carpenter Creek Cellars (PWSID IN2370065) is an active transient non-community water system in Jasper County, Indiana. It reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections. 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 February 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Carpenter Creek Cellars compare with other water systems in Jasper County?
By EPA's size categories, Carpenter Creek Cellars is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jasper County has 65 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 365 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 23,693 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 Carpenter Creek Cellars 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 Carpenter Creek Cellars?
EPA lists Carpenter Creek Cellars 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. 60 of the 65 active systems in Jasper County (92%) are also privately owned.
Does Carpenter Creek Cellars have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. The violations listed here began between August 2013 and February 2023. By type: 2 monitoring, 1 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Carpenter Creek Cellars: frequently asked questions
Who runs Carpenter Creek Cellars?
Carpenter Creek Cellars (PWSID IN2370065) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Carpenter Creek Cellars serve?
Carpenter Creek Cellars reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Jasper County, Indiana.
Where does Carpenter Creek Cellars 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 Carpenter Creek Cellars have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. 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 Carpenter Creek Cellars' 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 February 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Carpenter Creek Cellars' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Carpenter Creek Cellars 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 Jasper County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer Water Department | Jasper | 6,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Northwest Jasper Regional Water District | Jasper | 4,054 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kankakee Valley Intermed & Middle Schls | Jasper | 1,409 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Remington Water Works | Jasper | 1,182 | Community | Groundwater |
| Family Express #6 - Wheatfield | Jasper | 1,102 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mcdonalds | Jasper | 786 | 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, “Carpenter Creek Cellars, PWSID IN2370065, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/carpenter-creek-cellars-in2370065 (data as of October 1, 2026).