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Salem Magley Church

At a glance

Salem Magley Church (PWSID IN2010104) is an active transient non-community water system in Adams County, Indiana. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022.

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

Population served

100

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIN2010104
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served100
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program
City servedDecatur
StateIndiana
ZIP—
CountyAdams County

How does Salem Magley Church compare with other water systems in Adams County?

By EPA's size categories, Salem Magley Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Adams County has 74 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 310 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% 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 Salem Magley Church is about 31% 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 Salem Magley Church?

EPA lists Salem Magley Church 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 Salem Magley Church have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2007 and April 2022. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2022-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-05-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-03-08Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2018-03-01MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2015-10-23Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2015-10-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2015-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2015-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2014-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2011-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2007-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved
2007-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved

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.

Salem Magley Church: frequently asked questions

Who runs Salem Magley Church?

Salem Magley Church (PWSID IN2010104) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Salem Magley Church serve?

Salem Magley Church reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Adams County, Indiana.

Where does Salem Magley Church 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 Salem Magley Church have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. 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 Salem Magley Church'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Salem Magley Church's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Salem Magley Church 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, “Salem Magley Church, PWSID IN2010104, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/salem-magley-church-in2010104 (data as of October 1, 2026).