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Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery

At a glance

Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery (PWSID IN2761004) is an active transient non-community water system in Steuben County, Indiana. It reports serving 88 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.

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

Population served

88

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIN2761004
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served88
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program
City servedFremont
StateIndiana
ZIP—
CountySteuben County

How does Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery compare with other water systems in Steuben County?

By EPA's size categories, Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Steuben County has 145 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 284 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 41,104 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 Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery is about 39% 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 Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery?

EPA lists Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery 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. 130 of the 145 active systems in Steuben County (90%) are also privately owned.

Does Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. The violations listed here began between September 2003 and April 2023. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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
2023-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2016-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2010-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2009-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2003-09-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved

All 5 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.

Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery: frequently asked questions

Who runs Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery?

Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery (PWSID IN2761004) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery serve?

Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery reports serving 88 people through 1 service connection in Steuben County, Indiana.

Where does Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery 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 Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery 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 Steuben County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Angola Water DepartmentSteuben9,340CommunityGroundwater
Hamilton Water DepartmentSteuben2,675CommunityGroundwater
Fremont Water DepartmentSteuben2,138CommunityGroundwater
Pigeon Creek Rest AreaSteuben1,001Transient non-communityGroundwater
Ashley Water DepartmentSteuben983CommunityGroundwater
Pokagon State Park (Park Office)Steuben952Non-transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “Lake James Vineyard Inc. Dba Satek Winery, PWSID IN2761004, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/lake-james-vineyard-inc-dba-satek-winery-in2761004 (data as of October 1, 2026).