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Golden Rule Amish School

At a glance

Golden Rule Amish School (PWSID IN2440852) is an active transient non-community water system in LaGrange County, Indiana. It reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIN2440852

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served35

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program

City servedLagrange (La Grange)

StateIndiana

ZIP—

CountyLaGrange County

How does Golden Rule Amish School compare with other water systems in LaGrange County?

By EPA's size categories, Golden Rule Amish School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). LaGrange County has 211 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 123 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 25,879 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 Golden Rule Amish School 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 Golden Rule Amish School?

EPA lists Golden Rule Amish School 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. 196 of the 211 active systems in LaGrange County (93%) are also privately owned.

Does Golden Rule Amish School have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. The violations listed here began between October 2006 and February 2023. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 of them). EPA lists 10 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
2014-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2013-11-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2013-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2006-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2006-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2006-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 10 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.

Golden Rule Amish School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Golden Rule Amish School?

Golden Rule Amish School (PWSID IN2440852) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Golden Rule Amish School serve?

Golden Rule Amish School reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection in LaGrange County, Indiana.

Where does Golden Rule Amish School 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 Golden Rule Amish School have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 2 are 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 Golden Rule Amish School'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 10 violations for this system; 2 are 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 Golden Rule Amish School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Golden Rule Amish School 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 LaGrange County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Lagrange Department of Water Works	LaGrange	2,625	Community	Groundwater
Prairie Heights High School	LaGrange	1,583	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Topeka Water Department	LaGrange	1,178	Community	Groundwater
Wolcottville Water Works	LaGrange	1,035	Community	Groundwater
Westview Jr./Sr. High School	LaGrange	788	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Shipshewana Water Works	LaGrange	703	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, “Golden Rule Amish School, PWSID IN2440852, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/golden-rule-amish-school-in2440852 (data as of October 1, 2026).