Public water system · IN5270007
ActiveHoosier Youth Challenge Academy
At a glance
Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy (PWSID IN5270007) is an active community water system in Rush County, Indiana. It reports serving 262 people through 11 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
262
Service connections
11
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy compare with other water systems in Rush County?
By EPA's size categories, Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rush County has 26 active public water systems, and Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 39% below the county average of 427 people per system, and accounts for 2.4% of the 11,097 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Indiana, the 3,969 active systems average 1,456 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Indiana has 770 active community water systems, 19% 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 Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy?
EPA lists Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy as owned by a state government. 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. 1 of the 26 active systems in Rush County (3.8%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2001 and July 2025. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2015-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Diquatcode 2032 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endothallcode 2033 | 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.
Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy?
Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy (PWSID IN5270007) is a community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy serve?
Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy reports serving 262 people through 11 service connections in Rush County, Indiana.
Where does Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy 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 Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy's water quality report?
As a community water system, Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Rush County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushville City Utility | Rush | 6,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Carthage Water Department | Rush | 1,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Anderson Township Regional Sewer Dist. | Rush | 900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Glenwood Water Works | Rush | 313 | Community | Groundwater |
| Arlington Elementary School | Rush | 274 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mays Community Academy | Rush | 236 | 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, “Hoosier Youth Challenge Academy, PWSID IN5270007, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/hoosier-youth-challenge-academy-in5270007 (data as of October 1, 2026).