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Community Water System · PWS OH6900112

Columbus Grove Village

Operator location Columbus Grove, Ohio - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 227 EPA violations; groundwater source; 2,137 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).

2,137
People served (this PWS)
227
EPA violations (this PWS)
19
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Columbus Grove Village standing, high SDWIS violation third

227 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 8% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #13,058 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Columbus Grove Village sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (227), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 2,137 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 8% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#13,058 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#417 of 931
Population · OH
227
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
917
County
Putnam
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
191
Treatment Tech Violations
19

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 34 2013
Lead and Copper Rule MR 27 2024
Lead and Copper Rule TT 19 2018
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 15 2024
LASSO MR 7 2002
Simazine MR 7 2002
Atrazine MR 7 2002
BHC-GAMMA MR 4 1991
2,4-D MR 4 1991
2,4,5-TP MR 4 1991
Xylenes, Total MR 4 1996
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 1996
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 1996
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 1996
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 1996
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 1996
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 1996
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1996
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1996
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 1996
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 1996
Toxaphene MR 4 1991
Methoxychlor MR 4 1991
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 1996
Styrene MR 4 1996
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 1996
Trichloroethylene MR 4 1996
Benzene MR 4 1996
Endrin MR 4 1991
Vinyl chloride MR 4 1996

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Columbus Grove Village has 227 recorded EPA violations, 87% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 13% carry more. 8% of this system's own violations are health-based (19 of 227), and it ranks #13,058 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

227 Higher than most more violations than 87% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/22/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/22/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/22/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/22/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/22/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/22/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/22/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/22/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/22/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/22/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/22/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/22/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/22/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/22/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 8/22/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 8/22/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/22/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/22/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/22/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 8/22/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/22/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/22/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/22/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/22/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 8/22/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/22/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/22/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 8/22/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/22/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 2/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 2/7/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 2/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 2/7/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 2/7/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 2/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 2/7/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 2/7/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 2/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 2/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 2/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 2/7/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 2/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 2/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 2/7/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 2/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 2/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 2/7/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 2/7/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 2/7/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 2/7/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected

SDWIS compliance record for Columbus Grove Village

227 violations on record for OH6900112; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Ohio EPA, Division of Drinking and Ground Waters

Nationwide peers

227 violations · 2,137 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems near this population served

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Columbus Grove Village

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