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Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren

At a glance

Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren (PWSID IN2010027) is an active transient non-community water system in Adams County, Indiana. It reports serving 225 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020.

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

Population served

225

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIN2010027
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served225
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program
City servedDecatur
StateIndiana
ZIP—
CountyAdams County

How does Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren compare with other water systems in Adams County?

By EPA's size categories, Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Adams County has 74 active public water systems. Its population served is about 27% below the county average of 310 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 22,936 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 Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren is about 56% above 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 Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren?

EPA lists Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren 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. 69 of the 74 active systems in Adams County (93%) are also privately owned.

Does Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020. The violations listed here began between June 2013 and April 2020. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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
2020-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2013-08-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2013-06-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved

All 3 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.

Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren: frequently asked questions

Who runs Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren?

Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren (PWSID IN2010027) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren serve?

Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren reports serving 225 people through 1 service connection in Adams County, Indiana.

Where does Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren 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 Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020. 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 Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren'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 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren 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 Adams County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Decatur Water DepartmentAdams9,900CommunityGroundwater
Berne Water DepartmentAdams4,388CommunityGroundwater
Geneva Water DepartmentAdams1,359CommunityGroundwater
Monroe Water DepartmentAdams872CommunityGroundwater
Amishville U.S.A.Adams821Transient non-communityGroundwater
St. John Lutheran ChurchAdams307Transient 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, “Pleasant Dale Church of the Brethren, PWSID IN2010027, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/pleasant-dale-church-of-the-brethren-in2010027 (data as of October 1, 2026).