Public water system · IN2480022
ActiveMounds State Park - Artesian Well
At a glance
Mounds State Park - Artesian Well (PWSID IN2480022) is an active transient non-community water system in Madison County, Indiana. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mounds State Park - Artesian Well compare with other water systems in Madison County?
By EPA's size categories, Mounds State Park - Artesian Well is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Madison County has 48 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,071 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 99,423 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 Mounds State Park - Artesian Well 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 Mounds State Park - Artesian Well?
EPA lists Mounds State Park - Artesian Well 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 48 active systems in Madison County (2.1%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Mounds State Park - Artesian Well have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2019 and October 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Mounds State Park - Artesian Well: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mounds State Park - Artesian Well?
Mounds State Park - Artesian Well (PWSID IN2480022) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Mounds State Park - Artesian Well serve?
Mounds State Park - Artesian Well reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Madison County, Indiana.
Where does Mounds State Park - Artesian Well 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 Mounds State Park - Artesian Well have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Mounds State Park - Artesian Well'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mounds State Park - Artesian Well's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mounds State Park - Artesian Well 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 Madison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Water Department | Madison | 55,212 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Elwood Water & Sewage | Madison | 8,586 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ingalls Water Company | Madison | 7,600 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pendleton Water Company | Madison | 5,758 | Community | Groundwater |
| Alexandria Water Department | Madison | 5,149 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chesterfield Water Department | Madison | 2,800 | 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, “Mounds State Park - Artesian Well, PWSID IN2480022, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/mounds-state-park-artesian-well-in2480022 (data as of October 1, 2026).