Public water system · IN2380019
ActiveFairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare
At a glance
Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare (PWSID IN2380019) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Jay 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015.
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 Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare compare with other water systems in Jay County?
By EPA's size categories, Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jay County has 30 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 439 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 13,183 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 Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare 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 Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare?
EPA lists Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare 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. 25 of the 30 active systems in Jay County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015. The violations listed here began between April 2011 and July 2015. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare?
Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare (PWSID IN2380019) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare serve?
Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Jay County, Indiana.
Where does Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare 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 Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015. 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 Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare 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 Jay County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Municipal Water Plant | Jay | 6,209 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dunkirk Water Department | Jay | 2,305 | Community | Groundwater |
| Redkey Water Plant | Jay | 1,323 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pennville Water Company | Jay | 706 | Community | Groundwater |
| Holy Trinity Church | Jay | 400 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bloomfield Elementary School | Jay | 300 | 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, “Fairview Umc/Praises & Pathways Daycare, PWSID IN2380019, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/fairview-umc-praises-pathways-daycare-in2380019 (data as of October 1, 2026).