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Union 12 Event Barn

At a glance

Union 12 Event Barn (PWSID IN2920024) is an active transient non-community water system in Whitley County, Indiana. It reports serving 203 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023.

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

Population served

203

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDIN2920024
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served203
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program
City servedColumbia City
StateIndiana
ZIP—
CountyWhitley County

How does Union 12 Event Barn compare with other water systems in Whitley County?

By EPA's size categories, Union 12 Event Barn is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Whitley County has 39 active public water systems. Its population served is about 60% below the county average of 502 people per system, and accounts for 1% 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 Union 12 Event Barn is about 41% above 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 Union 12 Event Barn?

EPA lists Union 12 Event Barn 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 Union 12 Event Barn have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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
2023-02-10Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved

The one violation in EPA's records.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.

Union 12 Event Barn: frequently asked questions

Who runs Union 12 Event Barn?

Union 12 Event Barn (PWSID IN2920024) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Union 12 Event Barn serve?

Union 12 Event Barn reports serving 203 people through 1 service connection in Whitley County, Indiana.

Where does Union 12 Event Barn 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 Union 12 Event Barn have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 Union 12 Event Barn'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Union 12 Event Barn's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Union 12 Event Barn 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, “Union 12 Event Barn, PWSID IN2920024, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/union-12-event-barn-in2920024 (data as of October 1, 2026).