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St. John Lutheran Church

At a glance

St. John Lutheran Church (PWSID IN2920884) is an active transient non-community water system in Whitley County, Indiana. It reports serving 120 people through 3 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021.

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

Population served

120

Service connections

3

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIN2920884
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served120
Service connections3
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program
City servedColumbia City
StateIndiana
ZIP—
CountyWhitley County

How does St. John Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Whitley County?

By EPA's size categories, St. John Lutheran Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Whitley County has 39 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 502 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 19,557 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 St. John Lutheran Church is about 17% 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 St. John Lutheran Church?

EPA lists St. John Lutheran 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. 34 of the 39 active systems in Whitley County (87%) are also privately owned.

Does St. John Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. The violations listed here began between January 2008 and April 2021. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 2 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (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
2021-04-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-08-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2017-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2017-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2016-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2016-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2015-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2013-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2012-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2012-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2011-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-01-01Monitoring 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.

St. John Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions

Who runs St. John Lutheran Church?

St. John Lutheran Church (PWSID IN2920884) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does St. John Lutheran Church serve?

St. John Lutheran Church reports serving 120 people through 3 service connections in Whitley County, Indiana.

Where does St. John Lutheran 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 St. John Lutheran Church have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. 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 St. John Lutheran 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

Where can I find St. John Lutheran Church's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. St. John Lutheran 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 Whitley County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Columbia City Water DepartmentWhitley9,892CommunityGroundwater
South Whitley Municipal WaterWhitley1,818CommunityGroundwater
Churubusco Water DepartmentWhitley1,803CommunityGroundwater
Camp Whitley, Inc..Whitley600Transient non-communityGroundwater
Whitko Career AcademyWhitley570Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Northern Heights Elementary SchoolWhitley566Non-transient 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, “St. John Lutheran Church, PWSID IN2920884, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/st-john-lutheran-church-in2920884 (data as of October 1, 2026).