How many water violations are in Holmes County?

Holmes County has 6,341 total drinking water violations across 85 water systems, of which 908 are health-based violations. 94.1% of systems have at least one violation.

How many people get water from Holmes County systems?

Water systems in Holmes County serve approximately 24,383 people through 85 public water systems.

Has PFAS been detected in Holmes County water?

Under EPA UCMR5, 0 of 1 tested systems in Holmes County had at least one PFAS detection (0.0% of the UCMR5-tested subset - not of all 85 SDWIS systems).

What types of water sources supply Holmes County?

Water systems in Holmes County use GW (85 systems) as their primary water sources.

Are health-based violations serious?

Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 14.3% of Holmes County's violations are health-based. Among counties with any SDWIS violations, this extract puts Holmes County in the middle health-based share band. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.

Where does Holmes County sit among U.S. counties for water-system population?

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Holmes County ranks #1,590 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #72 of 88 counties in Ohio. Ordinals use the same total_population DESC sort as the counties directory. See /methodology#corpus-placement.

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Holmes County, Ohio

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SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet OH075 · Holmes County 85 sys · 6,341 viol · #1590/3254

VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-GW · SYS-MID · BOOK-FULL

VIOL-SEVERE 94.1% flagged
HEALTH-LOW 14.3% health
RANK-MID #1590/3254
PHOTO-FINISH ±0.4 pp
PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
SRC-GW GW lead 100%
SYS-MID 85 systems
BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Tuscarawas County ( -0.4 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Holmes County ranks #1,590 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #72 of 88 counties in Ohio. See methodology · corpus placement.

Holmes County standing, mid-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 94.1% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 14.3% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #1,590 of 3,254 · #72 of 88 in Ohio.

Water Systems

System Name	Population	Violations	PFAS
Millersburg Village PWS	3,151	11	Clean
Berlin Water Company	1,896	168	-
Winesburg Area Development Corporation	1,575	68	-
West Holmes High School	1,275	180	-
Walnut Creek Water Co.	1,270	322	-
Killbuck Village PWS	950	12	-
Bloomfield Water Company	950	23	-
Holmesville Bell Stores	881	58	-
Walnut Creek Flea Market Exchange PWS	800	8	-
Keim Lumber Inc PWS 2	600	11	-
Provia Door PWS	575	91	-
Gospel Haven Mennonite Church PWS	450	4	-
Castle Nursing Homes, Inc PWS	428	236	-
Weaver Leather LLC	349	6	-
Holmes County Jail	315	142	-
Glenmont Village PWS	280	121	-
Provia Stone LLC PWS	250	0	-
The Lost Horizons LLC PWS	242	10	-
Skyview Baptist Ranch - Lodge PWS	240	31	-
Wally World Resorts Inc	240	52	-
Skyview Baptist Ranch-Dining Hall PWS	240	10	-
Skyview Baptist Ranch-Swimming Pool PWS	240	0	-
Ripley Church of Christ	235	27	-
Nashville Church of Christ PWS	220	0	-
Whispering Hills-North	218	97	-
Dollar General #22508 - Nashville	203	0	-
Big Prairie Community Water Company	200	283	-
Iron Pony Saloon PWS	200	67	-
Light in the Valley Church	200	87	-
Finney's Bellstores PWS	200	26	-
Nashville Village PWS	197	66	-
Mawmaw's Diner	175	11	-
Zion Mennonite Church	175	46	-
Camp Toodik PWS	174	70	-
Cornerstone Christian School	165	319	-
Auria Holmesville, LLC PWS	160	151	-
Black Diamond Golf Course PWS	160	45	-
Walnut Creek Planing PWS	160	84	-
Double S Holding PWS	150	29	-
The Branch Church	150	108	-
Arrowpoint Campground-East PWS	150	48	-
Fryburg Door	150	24	-
Lakeville Elementary School	137	148	-
Peniel Fellowship Church/School	136	46	-
Wise Elementary School	130	45	-
Gospel Light Chapel	130	130	-
Mercy Hill Church	130	97	-
Guggisberg Cheese	130	8	-
Whispering Hills-South	126	58	-
Loudonville Baptist Temple PWS	120	26	-

Compare beyond Ohio

Mid-flagged peers for Holmes County

Cross-state counties nearest Holmes County on flagged-system share (94.1%) and cumulative violation count (6,341). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.

Similar flagged-system rate

Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.

4 peers

Similar violation load

Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).

4 peers

Read our methodology · Check your water system - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

Compiled by PlainWater, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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