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Community Water System · PWS OH2300712

Country Lane Gardens Hc

Thornville, Ohio 43076 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 190 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

190
People served
53
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 53 drinking-water violations at Country Lane Gardens Hc - below the Ohio per-system average.

53
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
190
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Country Lane Gardens Hc

Country Lane Gardens Hc is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 190 residents in Thornville, Ohio (Fairfield County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 53 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 41 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 21 violations (MON). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Ohio, EPA tracks 4,181 public water systems serving 11,085,226 people, with 288,388 cumulative violations and 52,412 health-based violations on record. About 90% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 69 violations. Statewide, 204 of 346 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (59%).

Country Lane Gardens Hc's 53 violations sit below the Ohio average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
190
Total Violations
53
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Fairfield
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
41
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 21 2019
Nitrate MR 7 2004
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2016
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2023
Public Notice Other 3 2021
Nitrite MR 3 2004
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 2000
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 1986

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Country Lane Gardens Hc.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID OH2300712 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Ohio Drinking Water Authority

Ohio EPA, Division of Drinking and Ground Waters is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Country Lane Gardens Hc under EPA-delegated authority.

Open OH regulator portal

Source: Ohio EPA, Division of Drinking and Ground Waters

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 SDWIS / OH2300712 / 7000
2021 Public Notice Other 3 SDWIS / OH2300712 / 7500
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 21 SDWIS / OH2300712 / 8000
2016 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / OH2300712 / 5000
2004 Nitrate MR 7 SDWIS / OH2300712 / 1040
2004 Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / OH2300712 / 1041
2000 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / OH2300712 / 3100
1986 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 1 SDWIS / OH2300712 / 4000

How Country Lane Gardens Hc Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Country Lane Gardens Hc Ohio avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 53 69 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 12.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 59% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 190 2,651 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 4,181 regulated public water systems in Ohio.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Country Lane Gardens Hc water safe to drink? ▼
Country Lane Gardens Hc (PWS ID: OH2300712) has 53 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 190 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Country Lane Gardens Hc serve? ▼
Country Lane Gardens Hc serves 190 people in Thornville, Ohio. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Country Lane Gardens Hc have? ▼
Country Lane Gardens Hc has 53 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 41 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Country Lane Gardens Hc water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Country Lane Gardens Hc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Country Lane Gardens Hc use? ▼
Country Lane Gardens Hc uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - 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 Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.