Public water system · IN5271026
ActiveSisters-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration
At a glance
Sisters-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration (PWSID IN5271026) is an active community water system in St. Joseph County, Indiana. It reports serving 145 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
145
Service connections
10
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sisters-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration compare with other water systems in St. Joseph County?
By EPA's size categories, Sisters-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration is a very small system (500 people or fewer). St. Joseph County has 221 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 989 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% 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-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration 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-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration?
EPA lists Sisters-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration 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-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and July 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2023-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-02-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2007-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Sisters-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sisters-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration?
Sisters-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration (PWSID IN5271026) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Sisters-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration serve?
Sisters-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration reports serving 145 people through 10 service connections in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Where does Sisters-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration 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-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are 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-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration'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, 3 are 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-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration's water quality report?
As a community water system, Sisters-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration 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 |
| Sisters of Holy Cross-St. Marys College | St. Joseph | 2,111 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Liberty Water Works | St. Joseph | 1,896 | 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-St. Francis Perpetual Adoration, PWSID IN5271026, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/sisters-st-francis-perpetual-adoration-in5271026 (data as of October 1, 2026).