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Time Out Bar & Grill

At a glance

Time Out Bar & Grill (PWSID IN2450034) is an active transient non-community water system in Lake County, Indiana. It reports serving 55 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025.

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

Population served

55

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIN2450034
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served55
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program
City servedCedar Lake
StateIndiana
ZIP—
CountyLake County

How does Time Out Bar & Grill compare with other water systems in Lake County?

By EPA's size categories, Time Out Bar & Grill 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Time Out Bar & Grill is about 62% 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 Time Out Bar & Grill?

EPA lists Time Out Bar & Grill 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 Time Out Bar & Grill have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2020 and November 2025. By type: 8 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (10 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
2025-11-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2025-09-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2025-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2024-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2024-08-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-05-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-01-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2022-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2022-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2020-12-02Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2020-10-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2020-09-05Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 2 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000YesResolved

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.

Time Out Bar & Grill: frequently asked questions

Who runs Time Out Bar & Grill?

Time Out Bar & Grill (PWSID IN2450034) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Time Out Bar & Grill serve?

Time Out Bar & Grill reports serving 55 people through 1 service connection in Lake County, Indiana.

Where does Time Out Bar & Grill 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 Time Out Bar & Grill have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 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 Time Out Bar & Grill'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Time Out Bar & Grill's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Time Out Bar & Grill 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 Lake County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Indiana American Water - NorthwestLake210,510CommunitySurface water
Hammond Water Works DepartmentLake78,384CommunitySurface water
Schererville Water DepartmentLake30,000CommunityPurchased surface water
Crown Point Water WorksLake30,000CommunityPurchased surface water
East Chicago Water WorksLake26,370CommunitySurface water
St. John Municipal Water UtilityLake25,700CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Time Out Bar & Grill, PWSID IN2450034, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/time-out-bar-grill-in2450034 (data as of October 1, 2026).