Public water system · IN2270011
ActiveSweetser Cafe
At a glance
Sweetser Cafe (PWSID IN2270011) is an active transient non-community water system in Grant County, Indiana. It reports serving 82 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
82
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sweetser Cafe compare with other water systems in Grant County?
By EPA's size categories, Sweetser Cafe is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grant County has 48 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,099 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 52,771 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 Sweetser Cafe is about 43% 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 Sweetser Cafe?
EPA lists Sweetser Cafe 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. 36 of the 48 active systems in Grant County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Sweetser Cafe have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. The violations listed here began between April 2013 and February 2026. By type: 7 monitoring and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Sweetser Cafe: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sweetser Cafe?
Sweetser Cafe (PWSID IN2270011) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Sweetser Cafe serve?
Sweetser Cafe reports serving 82 people through 1 service connection in Grant County, Indiana.
Where does Sweetser Cafe 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 Sweetser Cafe have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 Sweetser Cafe'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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sweetser Cafe's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sweetser Cafe 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 Grant County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion City Water Works | Grant | 28,363 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gas City Water Department | Grant | 6,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Upland Water Department | Grant | 3,308 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fairmount Water Works | Grant | 2,756 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jonesboro Water Department | Grant | 2,034 | Community | Groundwater |
| Swayzee Water Utility | Grant | 975 | 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, “Sweetser Cafe, PWSID IN2270011, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/sweetser-cafe-in2270011 (data as of October 1, 2026).