Public water system · IN2900026
ActiveSonlight Wesleyan Church
At a glance
Sonlight Wesleyan Church (PWSID IN2900026) is an active transient non-community water system in Wells County, Indiana. It reports serving 155 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
155
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sonlight Wesleyan Church compare with other water systems in Wells County?
By EPA's size categories, Sonlight Wesleyan Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wells County has 25 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 845 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 21,120 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 Sonlight Wesleyan Church is roughly in line with 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 Sonlight Wesleyan Church?
EPA lists Sonlight Wesleyan 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. 16 of the 25 active systems in Wells County (64%) are also privately owned.
Does Sonlight Wesleyan Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and March 2026. By type: 4 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2026-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-04-17 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Sonlight Wesleyan Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sonlight Wesleyan Church?
Sonlight Wesleyan Church (PWSID IN2900026) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Sonlight Wesleyan Church serve?
Sonlight Wesleyan Church reports serving 155 people through 1 service connection in Wells County, Indiana.
Where does Sonlight Wesleyan 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 Sonlight Wesleyan Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. 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 Sonlight Wesleyan 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. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sonlight Wesleyan Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sonlight Wesleyan 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 Wells County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Utilities Water Dept | Wells | 10,298 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ossian Municipal Water Department | Wells | 3,289 | Community | Groundwater |
| Southern Wells Jr./Sr. High - Well 1 | Wells | 980 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bummies B & K Root Beer | Wells | 962 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Norwell High School | Wells | 900 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Apostolic Christian Church | Wells | 800 | 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, “Sonlight Wesleyan Church, PWSID IN2900026, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/sonlight-wesleyan-church-in2900026 (data as of October 1, 2026).