Public water system · IN2200164
ActiveFruit Hills Winery and Orchard
At a glance
Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard (PWSID IN2200164) is an active transient non-community water system in Elkhart County, Indiana. It reports serving 27 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
27
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard compare with other water systems in Elkhart County?
By EPA's size categories, Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Elkhart County has 284 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 489 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 138,737 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 Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard 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 Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard?
EPA lists Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard 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. 256 of the 284 active systems in Elkhart County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between May 2012 and January 2024. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard?
Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard (PWSID IN2200164) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard serve?
Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard reports serving 27 people through 1 service connection in Elkhart County, Indiana.
Where does Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard 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 Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard'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 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard 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 Elkhart County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Public Works and Utilities | Elkhart | 46,455 | Community | Groundwater |
| Goshen Water Utility | Elkhart | 32,267 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nappanee Water Utility | Elkhart | 6,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Middlebury Water Department | Elkhart | 3,420 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nappanee Missionary Church | Elkhart | 2,545 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wakarusa Water Works | Elkhart | 1,998 | 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, “Fruit Hills Winery and Orchard, PWSID IN2200164, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/fruit-hills-winery-and-orchard-in2200164 (data as of October 1, 2026).