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Inspiration Wood

At a glance

Inspiration Wood (PWSID IN2640039) is an active transient non-community water system in Porter County, Indiana. It reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.

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

Population served

25

Service connections

2

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIN2640039
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served25
Service connections2
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program
City servedChesterton
StateIndiana
ZIP—
CountyPorter County

How does Inspiration Wood compare with other water systems in Porter County?

By EPA's size categories, Inspiration Wood is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Porter County has 81 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 748 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 60,622 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 Inspiration Wood 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 Inspiration Wood?

EPA lists Inspiration Wood 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. 65 of the 81 active systems in Porter County (80%) are also privately owned.

Does Inspiration Wood have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2012 and July 2024. By type: 4 monitoring and 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 8 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2024-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2023-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2020-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2019-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2017-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2012-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2012-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved

All 8 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.

Inspiration Wood: frequently asked questions

Who runs Inspiration Wood?

Inspiration Wood (PWSID IN2640039) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Inspiration Wood serve?

Inspiration Wood reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Porter County, Indiana.

Where does Inspiration Wood 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 Inspiration Wood have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Inspiration Wood'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Inspiration Wood's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Inspiration Wood 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 Porter County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Valparaiso Department of Water WorksPorter36,000CommunityGroundwater
Hebron Water DepartmentPorter3,724CommunityGroundwater
L-A-C UtilitiesPorter2,441CommunityPurchased groundwater
Kouts Water WorksPorter2,028CommunityGroundwater
St. Elizabeth Seton CatholicPorter1,201Transient non-communityGroundwater
Ogden Dunes WaterPorter1,110CommunityPurchased surface water

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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, “Inspiration Wood, PWSID IN2640039, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/inspiration-wood-in2640039 (data as of October 1, 2026).