Public water system · IN2730847
ActiveFountaintown Christian Church
At a glance
Fountaintown Christian Church (PWSID IN2730847) is an active transient non-community water system in Shelby County, Indiana. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2006.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Fountaintown Christian Church compare with other water systems in Shelby County?
By EPA's size categories, Fountaintown Christian Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Shelby County has 37 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 670 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 24,785 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 Fountaintown Christian Church is about 31% 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 Fountaintown Christian Church?
EPA lists Fountaintown Christian Church 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. 33 of the 37 active systems in Shelby County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Fountaintown Christian Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2006. The violations listed here began between September 1992 and November 2006. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (11 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1992-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 11 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.
Fountaintown Christian Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fountaintown Christian Church?
Fountaintown Christian Church (PWSID IN2730847) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Fountaintown Christian Church serve?
Fountaintown Christian Church reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Shelby County, Indiana.
Where does Fountaintown Christian Church 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 Fountaintown Christian Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2006. 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 Fountaintown Christian Church'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 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2006. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fountaintown Christian Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fountaintown Christian Church 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 Shelby County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana American Water - Shelbyville | Shelby | 19,093 | Community | Groundwater |
| Morristown Water Department | Shelby | 1,218 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waldron Conservancy District | Shelby | 800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shelbyville Community Church | Shelby | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Southwestern High School | Shelby | 450 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Southwestern Elementary | Shelby | 450 | 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, “Fountaintown Christian Church, PWSID IN2730847, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/fountaintown-christian-church-in2730847 (data as of October 1, 2026).