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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS OH5259512

Victory Baptist Church

Lodi, Ohio 44254 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
252
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 252 drinking-water violations at Victory Baptist Church, 2% of them health-based - above the Ohio per-system average.

252
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Victory Baptist Church

Victory Baptist Church is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Lodi, Ohio (Medina County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 252 total violations for this system , of which 4 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 248 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2005.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Xylenes, Total, recorded in 11 violations (MR). 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%).

Victory Baptist Church's 252 violations sit above 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
100
Total Violations
252
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Medina
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
248
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Xylenes, Total MR 11 2003
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 11 2003
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 11 2003
Benzene MR 11 2003
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 11 2003
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 11 2003
Vinyl chloride MR 11 2003
Tetrachloroethylene MR 11 2003
Ethylbenzene MR 11 2003
Carbon tetrachloride MR 11 2003
Trichloroethylene MR 11 2003
Toluene MR 11 2003
Styrene MR 11 2003
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 11 2003
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 11 2003
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 11 2003
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 11 2003
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 11 2003
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 11 2003
CHLOROBENZENE MR 11 2003
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 11 2003
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2001
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2005
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2002
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 2000

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 Victory Baptist Church.

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 OH5259512 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 Victory Baptist Church 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
2005 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / OH5259512 / 5000
2003 Xylenes, Total MR 11 SDWIS / OH5259512 / 2955
2003 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 11 SDWIS / OH5259512 / 2981
2003 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 11 SDWIS / OH5259512 / 2983
2003 Benzene MR 11 SDWIS / OH5259512 / 2990
2003 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 11 SDWIS / OH5259512 / 2378
2003 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 11 SDWIS / OH5259512 / 2964
2003 Vinyl chloride MR 11 SDWIS / OH5259512 / 2976
2003 Tetrachloroethylene MR 11 SDWIS / OH5259512 / 2987
2003 Ethylbenzene MR 11 SDWIS / OH5259512 / 2992
2003 Carbon tetrachloride MR 11 SDWIS / OH5259512 / 2982
2003 Trichloroethylene MR 11 SDWIS / OH5259512 / 2984
2003 Toluene MR 11 SDWIS / OH5259512 / 2991
2003 Styrene MR 11 SDWIS / OH5259512 / 2996
2003 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 11 SDWIS / OH5259512 / 2979

How Victory Baptist Church Compares

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

Metric Victory Baptist Church Ohio avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 252 69 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 100 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 Victory Baptist Church water safe to drink? ▼
Victory Baptist Church (PWS ID: OH5259512) has 252 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 100 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Victory Baptist Church serve? ▼
Victory Baptist Church serves 100 people in Lodi, Ohio. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Victory Baptist Church have? ▼
Victory Baptist Church has 252 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 248 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Victory Baptist Church water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Victory Baptist Church under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Victory Baptist Church use? ▼
Victory Baptist Church uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.