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Lima Presbyterian Church

At a glance

Lima Presbyterian Church (PWSID IN2440897) is an active transient non-community water system in LaGrange County, Indiana. It reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010.

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

Population served

35

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIN2440897
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served35
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program
City servedHowe
StateIndiana
ZIP—
CountyLaGrange County

How does Lima Presbyterian Church compare with other water systems in LaGrange County?

By EPA's size categories, Lima Presbyterian Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). LaGrange County has 211 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 123 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 25,879 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 Lima Presbyterian Church 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 Lima Presbyterian Church?

EPA lists Lima Presbyterian Church 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. 196 of the 211 active systems in LaGrange County (93%) are also privately owned.

Does Lima Presbyterian Church have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and July 2010. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2010-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2010-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2010-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2009-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2009-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Nitratecode 1040YesResolved
2008-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Nitratecode 1040YesResolved
2007-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Nitratecode 1040YesResolved
2006-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01Nitratecode 1040YesResolved
2005-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2002-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
1993-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitritecode 1041NoResolved

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.

Lima Presbyterian Church: frequently asked questions

Who runs Lima Presbyterian Church?

Lima Presbyterian Church (PWSID IN2440897) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Lima Presbyterian Church serve?

Lima Presbyterian Church reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection in LaGrange County, Indiana.

Where does Lima Presbyterian Church 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 Lima Presbyterian Church have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010. 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 Lima Presbyterian Church'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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Lima Presbyterian Church's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lima Presbyterian Church 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 LaGrange County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Lagrange Department of Water WorksLaGrange2,625CommunityGroundwater
Prairie Heights High SchoolLaGrange1,583Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Topeka Water DepartmentLaGrange1,178CommunityGroundwater
Wolcottville Water WorksLaGrange1,035CommunityGroundwater
Westview Jr./Sr. High SchoolLaGrange788Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Shipshewana Water WorksLaGrange703CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Lima Presbyterian Church, PWSID IN2440897, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/lima-presbyterian-church-in2440897 (data as of October 1, 2026).