Public water system · IN2600007
ActiveHome Place Campground - Showerhouse
At a glance
Home Place Campground - Showerhouse (PWSID IN2600007) is an active transient non-community water system in Owen County, Indiana. It reports serving 190 people through 76 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
190
Service connections
76
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Home Place Campground - Showerhouse compare with other water systems in Owen County?
By EPA's size categories, Home Place Campground - Showerhouse is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Owen County has 19 active public water systems, and Home Place Campground - Showerhouse is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 843 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 16,016 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 Home Place Campground - Showerhouse is about 32% above 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 Home Place Campground - Showerhouse?
EPA lists Home Place Campground - Showerhouse 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. 16 of the 19 active systems in Owen County (84%) are also privately owned.
Does Home Place Campground - Showerhouse have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and July 2022. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 required treatment not met, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-06-09 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-05-09 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-06-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-05-09 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2008-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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.
Home Place Campground - Showerhouse: frequently asked questions
Who runs Home Place Campground - Showerhouse?
Home Place Campground - Showerhouse (PWSID IN2600007) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Home Place Campground - Showerhouse serve?
Home Place Campground - Showerhouse reports serving 190 people through 76 service connections in Owen County, Indiana.
Where does Home Place Campground - Showerhouse 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 Home Place Campground - Showerhouse have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. 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 Home Place Campground - Showerhouse'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Home Place Campground - Showerhouse's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Home Place Campground - Showerhouse 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 Owen County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bbp Water Company | Owen | 9,903 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cataract Lake Water Corporation | Owen | 3,215 | Community | Groundwater |
| Junction Mart | Owen | 851 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gosport Water Utility | Owen | 849 | Community | Groundwater |
| Millgrove Country Mart | Owen | 202 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Home Place Campground - Wellhouse | Owen | 145 | 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, “Home Place Campground - Showerhouse, PWSID IN2600007, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/home-place-campground-showerhouse-in2600007 (data as of October 1, 2026).