Public water system · IN2230843
ActiveTwin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center
At a glance
Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center (PWSID IN2230843) is an active transient non-community water system in Fountain County, Indiana. It reports serving 86 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
86
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center compare with other water systems in Fountain County?
By EPA's size categories, Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fountain County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 667 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 11,332 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 Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center is about 40% 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 Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center?
EPA lists Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center 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. 11 of the 17 active systems in Fountain County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023. The violations listed here began between December 2020 and November 2023. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (5 of them). EPA lists 8 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-11-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-09-10 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-13 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-12-02 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center?
Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center (PWSID IN2230843) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center serve?
Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center reports serving 86 people through 2 service connections in Fountain County, Indiana.
Where does Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center 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 Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023. 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 Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center 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 Fountain County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attica Water Utility | Fountain | 3,147 | Community | Groundwater |
| Covington Water Department | Fountain | 2,645 | Community | Groundwater |
| Veedersburg Municipal Water Supply | Fountain | 2,299 | Community | Groundwater |
| Southeast Fountain County School Corp. | Fountain | 1,400 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Kingman Water Works | Fountain | 560 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hillsboro Water Utility | Fountain | 540 | 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, “Twin Lakes Campground - Carlson Center, PWSID IN2230843, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/twin-lakes-campground-carlson-center-in2230843 (data as of October 1, 2026).