Public water system · IN2570057
ActiveWayne Center Elementary School
At a glance
Wayne Center Elementary School (PWSID IN2570057) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Noble County, Indiana. It reports serving 400 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
400
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Wayne Center Elementary School compare with other water systems in Noble County?
By EPA's size categories, Wayne Center Elementary School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Noble County has 102 active public water systems. Its population served is about 29% above the county average of 311 people per system, and accounts for 1.3% of the 31,714 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Indiana, the 3,969 active systems average 1,456 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Wayne Center Elementary School is roughly in line with that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Indiana has 603 active non-transient non-community water systems, 15% 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 Wayne Center Elementary School?
EPA lists Wayne Center Elementary School as owned by a local government. 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. 9 of the 102 active systems in Noble County (8.8%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Wayne Center Elementary School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. The violations listed here began between April 2010 and October 2021. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Haloacetic acids (HAA5) and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2021-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2010-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Wayne Center Elementary School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wayne Center Elementary School?
Wayne Center Elementary School (PWSID IN2570057) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Wayne Center Elementary School serve?
Wayne Center Elementary School reports serving 400 people through 1 service connection in Noble County, Indiana.
Where does Wayne Center Elementary School 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 Wayne Center Elementary School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. 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 Wayne Center Elementary School'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wayne Center Elementary School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wayne Center Elementary School is a non-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 Noble County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendallville Water Department | Noble | 10,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ligonier Water Works | Noble | 4,405 | Community | Groundwater |
| Avilla Water Department | Noble | 2,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Albion Water & Sewer | Noble | 2,349 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chain O Lakes State Park - Camp/Beach | Noble | 822 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Phils One Stop #12 | Noble | 698 | Transient non-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, “Wayne Center Elementary School, PWSID IN2570057, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/wayne-center-elementary-school-in2570057 (data as of October 1, 2026).