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Rome City Elementary School

At a glance

Rome City Elementary School (PWSID IN2570010) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Noble County, Indiana. It reports serving 360 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

360

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIN2570010

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served360

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program

City servedRome City

StateIndiana

ZIP—

CountyNoble County

How does Rome City Elementary School compare with other water systems in Noble County?

By EPA's size categories, Rome City Elementary School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Noble County has 102 active public water systems. Its population served is about 16% above the county average of 311 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 31,714 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 Rome City Elementary School is about 16% 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 Rome City Elementary School?

EPA lists Rome City Elementary School as owned by a local 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. 9 of the 102 active systems in Noble County (8.8%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Rome City Elementary School have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2012 and April 2023. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2023-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2012-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Xylenes, Totalcode 2955	No	Resolved
2012-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378	No	Resolved
2012-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977	No	Resolved
2012-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Toluenecode 2991	No	Resolved
2012-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Vinyl chloridecode 2976	No	Resolved
2012-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983	No	Resolved
2012-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Trichloroethylenecode 2984	No	Resolved
2012-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980	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.

Rome City Elementary School: frequently asked questions

Who runs Rome City Elementary School?

Rome City Elementary School (PWSID IN2570010) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Rome City Elementary School serve?

Rome City Elementary School reports serving 360 people through 1 service connection in Noble County, Indiana.

Where does Rome City Elementary School 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 Rome City Elementary School 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 April 2023. 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 Rome City Elementary School'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 April 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Rome City Elementary School's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rome City Elementary School 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 Noble County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Kendallville Water Department	Noble	10,300	Community	Groundwater
Ligonier Water Works	Noble	4,405	Community	Groundwater
Avilla Water Department	Noble	2,700	Community	Groundwater
Albion Water & Sewer	Noble	2,349	Community	Groundwater
Chain O Lakes State Park - Camp/Beach	Noble	822	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Phils One Stop #12	Noble	698	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, “Rome City Elementary School, PWSID IN2570010, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/rome-city-elementary-school-in2570010 (data as of October 1, 2026).