FAYETTE CO - RATTLESNAKE PWS
PWS ID: OH2438715 · WASHINGTON COURTHOUSE, Ohio 43160
FAYETTE CO - RATTLESNAKE PWS serves 1,000 people in WASHINGTON COURTHOUSE, Ohio using Groundwater water sources. It has a clean compliance record with no EPA violations recorded. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.
Water Quality Snapshot: FAYETTE CO - RATTLESNAKE PWS
FAYETTE CO - RATTLESNAKE PWS is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,000 residents in WASHINGTON COURTHOUSE, Ohio (Fayette County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 0 total violations for this system , giving it a clean Safe Drinking Water Act compliance record.
No specific contaminant violations have been recorded in EPA's detailed violation register for this system. 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. FAYETTE CO - RATTLESNAKE PWS's 0 violations sit below the Ohio average. Statewide, 204 of 346 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (59%). All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.
System Details
- System Type
- Non-Transient Non-Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 1
- County
- Fayette
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 0
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
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 FAYETTE CO - RATTLESNAKE PWS.
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 OH2438715 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
Ohio Drinking Water Authority
Ohio EPA — Division of Drinking and Ground Waters is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects FAYETTE CO - RATTLESNAKE PWS under EPA-delegated authority.
Open OH regulator portalHow FAYETTE CO - RATTLESNAKE PWS Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | FAYETTE CO - RATTLESNAKE PWS | Ohio avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 0 | 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 | 1,000 | 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 |
| Nitrate (as N) | 10 mg/L | Acute health risk for infants |
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