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Wolcottville Water Works

At a glance

Wolcottville Water Works (PWSID IN5244010) is an active community water system in LaGrange County, Indiana. It reports serving 1,035 people through 331 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,035

Service connections

331

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDIN5244010

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,035

Service connections331

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyIN state drinking water program

City servedWolcottville

StateIndiana

ZIP—

CountyLaGrange County

How does Wolcottville Water Works compare with other water systems in LaGrange County?

By EPA's size categories, Wolcottville Water Works is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). LaGrange County has 211 active public water systems, and Wolcottville Water Works is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 8.4 times the county average of 123 people per system, and accounts for 4% of the 25,879 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Indiana, the 3,969 active systems average 1,456 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Wolcottville Water Works is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Indiana has 770 active community water systems, 19% 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 Wolcottville Water Works?

EPA lists Wolcottville Water Works 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. 15 of the 211 active systems in LaGrange County (7.1%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Wolcottville Water Works have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2011 and January 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-01-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2024-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2022-01-11	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-08-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved

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.

Wolcottville Water Works: frequently asked questions

Who runs Wolcottville Water Works?

Wolcottville Water Works (PWSID IN5244010) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.

How many people does Wolcottville Water Works serve?

Wolcottville Water Works reports serving 1,035 people through 331 service connections in LaGrange County, Indiana.

Where does Wolcottville Water Works 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 Wolcottville Water Works 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 January 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 Wolcottville Water Works' 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 January 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Wolcottville Water Works' water quality report?

As a community water system, Wolcottville Water Works must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in LaGrange County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Lagrange Department of Water Works	LaGrange	2,625	Community	Groundwater
Prairie Heights High School	LaGrange	1,583	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Topeka Water Department	LaGrange	1,178	Community	Groundwater
Westview Jr./Sr. High School	LaGrange	788	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Shipshewana Water Works	LaGrange	703	Community	Groundwater
Rise N Roll	LaGrange	660	Non-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, “Wolcottville Water Works, PWSID IN5244010, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/wolcottville-water-works-in5244010 (data as of October 1, 2026).