Public water system · IN5245028
ActiveSunset Harbor Condominiums
At a glance
Sunset Harbor Condominiums (PWSID IN5245028) is an active community water system in Lake County, Indiana. It reports serving 40 people through 11 service connections. 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 July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
11
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sunset Harbor Condominiums compare with other water systems in Lake County?
By EPA's size categories, Sunset Harbor Condominiums is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lake County has 110 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,845 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 532,973 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 Sunset Harbor Condominiums 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 Sunset Harbor Condominiums?
EPA lists Sunset Harbor Condominiums 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. 86 of the 110 active systems in Lake County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Sunset Harbor Condominiums have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2014 and July 2024. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2014-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
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.
Sunset Harbor Condominiums: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sunset Harbor Condominiums?
Sunset Harbor Condominiums (PWSID IN5245028) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Sunset Harbor Condominiums serve?
Sunset Harbor Condominiums reports serving 40 people through 11 service connections in Lake County, Indiana.
Where does Sunset Harbor Condominiums 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 Sunset Harbor Condominiums have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. 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 Sunset Harbor Condominiums' 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 July 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sunset Harbor Condominiums' water quality report?
As a community water system, Sunset Harbor Condominiums 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 Lake County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana American Water - Northwest | Lake | 210,510 | Community | Surface water |
| Hammond Water Works Department | Lake | 78,384 | Community | Surface water |
| Schererville Water Department | Lake | 30,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Crown Point Water Works | Lake | 30,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| East Chicago Water Works | Lake | 26,370 | Community | Surface water |
| St. John Municipal Water Utility | Lake | 25,700 | 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, “Sunset Harbor Condominiums, PWSID IN5245028, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/sunset-harbor-condominiums-in5245028 (data as of October 1, 2026).