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Dutch Cafe

At a glance

Dutch Cafe (PWSID IN2520008) is an active transient non-community water system in Miami County, Indiana. It reports serving 120 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 January 2019.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

120

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIN2520008
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served120
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program
City servedPeru
StateIndiana
ZIP—
CountyMiami County

How does Dutch Cafe compare with other water systems in Miami County?

By EPA's size categories, Dutch Cafe is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Miami County has 68 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 389 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 26,424 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 Dutch Cafe is about 17% 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 Dutch Cafe?

EPA lists Dutch Cafe 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. 55 of the 68 active systems in Miami County (81%) are also privately owned.

Does Dutch Cafe have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. The violations listed here began between April 2010 and January 2019. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2019-01-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2011-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2010-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2010-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

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.

Dutch Cafe: frequently asked questions

Who runs Dutch Cafe?

Dutch Cafe (PWSID IN2520008) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Dutch Cafe serve?

Dutch Cafe reports serving 120 people through 1 service connection in Miami County, Indiana.

Where does Dutch Cafe 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 Dutch Cafe have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. 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 Dutch Cafe'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 January 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Dutch Cafe's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dutch Cafe 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 Miami County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Peru Water DepartmentMiami11,417CommunityGroundwater
Peru Utilities/GrissomMiami2,500CommunityGroundwater
Maconaquah School CorporationMiami2,100Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Converse Water WorksMiami1,265CommunityGroundwater
Mississinewa Lake - Miami CampgroundMiami1,000Transient non-communityGroundwater
Bunker Hill Water WorksMiami900CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Dutch Cafe, PWSID IN2520008, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/dutch-cafe-in2520008 (data as of October 1, 2026).