Public water system · IN5230005
ActivePhilly Estates LLC
At a glance
Philly Estates LLC (PWSID IN5230005) is an active community water system in Hancock County, Indiana. It reports serving 190 people through 98 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
190
Service connections
98
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Philly Estates LLC compare with other water systems in Hancock County?
By EPA's size categories, Philly Estates LLC is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hancock County has 60 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 764 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 45,812 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Indiana, the 3,969 active systems average 1,456 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Philly Estates LLC is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Indiana has 770 active community water systems, 19% 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 Philly Estates LLC?
EPA lists Philly Estates LLC 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. 51 of the 60 active systems in Hancock County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Philly Estates LLC have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. The violations listed here began between June 1980 and October 2016. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1980-06-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
Philly Estates LLC: frequently asked questions
Who runs Philly Estates LLC?
Philly Estates LLC (PWSID IN5230005) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Philly Estates LLC serve?
Philly Estates LLC reports serving 190 people through 98 service connections in Hancock County, Indiana.
Where does Philly Estates LLC 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 Philly Estates LLC have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. 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 Philly Estates LLC'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Philly Estates LLC's water quality report?
As a community water system, Philly Estates LLC must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Hancock County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Water Utility | Hancock | 26,671 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fortville Water Works | Hancock | 7,638 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ninestar Connect - Gem Water | Hancock | 1,837 | Community | Groundwater |
| Greenfield Rest Area, I-70 W.B. | Hancock | 1,001 | Transient non-community | Purchased groundwater |
| Eastern Hancock Elem/Jr High | Hancock | 850 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Brookville Road Community Church | Hancock | 779 | Transient non-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, “Philly Estates LLC, PWSID IN5230005, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/philly-estates-llc-in5230005 (data as of October 1, 2026).