Public water system · IN5271025
ActiveSisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College
At a glance
Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College (PWSID IN5271025) is an active community water system in St. Joseph County, Indiana. It reports serving 2,111 people through 33 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,111
Service connections
33
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College compare with other water systems in St. Joseph County?
By EPA's size categories, Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). St. Joseph County has 221 active public water systems, and Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about twice the county average of 989 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 218,558 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 Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College 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 Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College?
EPA lists Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College 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. 199 of the 221 active systems in St. Joseph County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2003 and July 2025. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-12-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dalaponcode 2031 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College?
Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College (PWSID IN5271025) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College serve?
Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College reports serving 2,111 people through 33 service connections in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Where does Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College 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 Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College's water quality report?
As a community water system, Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College 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 St. Joseph County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend Water Works | St. Joseph | 115,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mishawaka Utilities | St. Joseph | 49,675 | Community | Groundwater |
| University of Notre Dame | St. Joseph | 7,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Walkerton Light & Water | St. Joseph | 2,262 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Liberty Water Works | St. Joseph | 1,896 | Community | Groundwater |
| New Carlisle Water Works | St. Joseph | 1,861 | 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, “Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College, PWSID IN5271025, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/sisters-of-holy-cross-st-marys-college-in5271025 (data as of October 1, 2026).