PlainWater
States → Ohio

Community Water System · PWS OH7674412

Fountaine Apartments

Independence, Ohio 44131 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 32 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

32
People served
322
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 322 drinking-water violations at Fountaine Apartments, 1% of them health-based - above the Ohio per-system average.

322
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
32
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Fountaine Apartments

Fountaine Apartments is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 32 residents in Independence, Ohio (Stark County) through 24 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 322 total violations for this system , of which 4 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 312 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 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, recorded in 12 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, 141 of 346 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (40.8%).

Fountaine Apartments's 322 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
32
Total Violations
322
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
24
County
Stark
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
312
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 12 2007
Vinyl chloride MR 12 2007
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 12 2007
Ethylbenzene MR 12 2007
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 12 2007
Carbon tetrachloride MR 12 2007
Trichloroethylene MR 12 2007
Toluene MR 12 2007
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 12 2007
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 12 2007
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 12 2007
Xylenes, Total MR 12 2007
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 12 2007
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 12 2007
CHLOROBENZENE MR 12 2007
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 12 2007
Tetrachloroethylene MR 12 2007
Styrene MR 12 2007
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 12 2007
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 12 2007
Benzene MR 12 2007
Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 2007
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2004
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2023
TTHM MR 5 2022
Radium-228 MR 4 2005
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 2005
Nitrite MR 4 2005
Simazine MR 4 2005

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 Fountaine Apartments.

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 OH7674412 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 Fountaine Apartments 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 / OH7674412 / 7000
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / OH7674412 / 2456
2022 TTHM MR 5 SDWIS / OH7674412 / 2950
2011 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / OH7674412 / 3100
2007 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 12 SDWIS / OH7674412 / 2378
2007 Vinyl chloride MR 12 SDWIS / OH7674412 / 2976
2007 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 12 SDWIS / OH7674412 / 2980
2007 Ethylbenzene MR 12 SDWIS / OH7674412 / 2992
2007 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 12 SDWIS / OH7674412 / 2977
2007 Carbon tetrachloride MR 12 SDWIS / OH7674412 / 2982
2007 Trichloroethylene MR 12 SDWIS / OH7674412 / 2984
2007 Toluene MR 12 SDWIS / OH7674412 / 2991
2007 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 12 SDWIS / OH7674412 / 2979
2007 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 12 SDWIS / OH7674412 / 2969
2007 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 12 SDWIS / OH7674412 / 2985

How Fountaine Apartments Compares

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

Metric Fountaine Apartments Ohio avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 322 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 40.8% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 32 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 Fountaine Apartments water safe to drink? ▼
Fountaine Apartments (PWS ID: OH7674412) has 322 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 32 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Fountaine Apartments serve? ▼
Fountaine Apartments serves 32 people in Independence, Ohio. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 24 service connections.
What type of violations does Fountaine Apartments have? ▼
Fountaine Apartments has 322 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 312 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Fountaine Apartments water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Fountaine Apartments under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Fountaine Apartments use? ▼
Fountaine Apartments 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.