Public water system · IN2890302
ActiveGrandpas Farm
At a glance
Grandpas Farm (PWSID IN2890302) is an active transient non-community water system in Wayne County, Indiana. It reports serving 25 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Grandpas Farm compare with other water systems in Wayne County?
By EPA's size categories, Grandpas Farm is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wayne County has 59 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 985 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 58,098 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 Grandpas Farm 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 Grandpas Farm?
EPA lists Grandpas Farm 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. 46 of the 59 active systems in Wayne County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Grandpas Farm have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between August 2005 and January 2026. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Grandpas Farm: frequently asked questions
Who runs Grandpas Farm?
Grandpas Farm (PWSID IN2890302) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Grandpas Farm serve?
Grandpas Farm reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Wayne County, Indiana.
Where does Grandpas Farm 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 Grandpas Farm have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Grandpas Farm'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Grandpas Farm's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Grandpas Farm 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 Wayne County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana American Water - Richmond | Wayne | 41,485 | Community | Surface water |
| Centerville Water Works | Wayne | 2,533 | Community | Groundwater |
| Indiana Gateway Industrial Park | Wayne | 2,125 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cambridge City Municipal Water Works | Wayne | 1,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hagerstown Municipal Water Works | Wayne | 1,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dublin Municipal Water Works | Wayne | 790 | 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, “Grandpas Farm, PWSID IN2890302, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/grandpas-farm-in2890302 (data as of October 1, 2026).