Public water system · IN2640038
ActiveOpportunity Enterprises (Lakeside)
At a glance
Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside) (PWSID IN2640038) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Porter County, Indiana. It reports serving 160 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
160
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside) compare with other water systems in Porter County?
By EPA's size categories, Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside) 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 0.3% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside) is about 63% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Indiana has 603 active non-transient non-community water systems, 15% 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 Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside)?
EPA lists Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside) 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 Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside) have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and December 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-10-17 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Pentachlorophenolcode 2326 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlorcode 2065 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlordanecode 2959 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4-Dcode 2105 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946 | 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.
Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside): frequently asked questions
Who runs Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside)?
Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside) (PWSID IN2640038) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside) serve?
Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside) reports serving 160 people through 2 service connections in Porter County, Indiana.
Where does Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside) 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 Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside) have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside)'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside)'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside) is a non-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 system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaiso Department of Water Works | Porter | 36,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hebron Water Department | Porter | 3,724 | Community | Groundwater |
| L-A-C Utilities | Porter | 2,441 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Kouts Water Works | Porter | 2,028 | Community | Groundwater |
| St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic | Porter | 1,201 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ogden Dunes Water | Porter | 1,110 | Community | Purchased 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, “Opportunity Enterprises (Lakeside), PWSID IN2640038, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/opportunity-enterprises-lakeside-in2640038 (data as of October 1, 2026).