Aep Dresden Facility Adm Pws

How does Aep Dresden Facility Adm Pws compare with other water systems in Muskingum County?

By EPA's size categories, Aep Dresden Facility Adm Pws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Muskingum County has 19 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,596 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 49,316 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Ohio, the 3,854 active systems average 2,767 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Aep Dresden Facility Adm Pws is well below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Ohio has 544 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% of the state's 3,854 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 3,446 Ohio systems (89%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Aep Dresden Facility Adm Pws?

EPA lists Aep Dresden Facility Adm Pws as privately owned. The OH state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 18 of the 19 active systems in Muskingum County (95%) are also privately owned.