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Apple Creek Village Pws

At a glance

Apple Creek Village Pws (PWSID OH8500112) is an active community water system in Wayne County, Ohio. It reports serving 1,190 people through 486 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,190

Service connections

486

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDOH8500112

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,190

Service connections486

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyOH state drinking water program

City served—

StateOhio

ZIP—

CountyWayne County

How does Apple Creek Village Pws compare with other water systems in Wayne County?

By EPA's size categories, Apple Creek Village Pws is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Wayne County has 156 active public water systems. Its population served is about 136% above the county average of 504 people per system, and accounts for 1.5% of the 78,614 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Ohio, the 3,854 active systems average 2,767 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Apple Creek Village Pws is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Ohio has 1,028 active community water systems, 27% 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 Apple Creek Village Pws?

EPA lists Apple Creek Village Pws as owned by a local government. 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. 14 of the 156 active systems in Wayne County (9%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Apple Creek Village Pws have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and July 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-07-02	ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4H	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2024-07-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2022-07-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2021-12-17	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-11-25	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2020-11-09	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-01-28	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Required treatment not metWQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance · code 59	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Apple Creek Village Pws: frequently asked questions

Who runs Apple Creek Village Pws?

Apple Creek Village Pws (PWSID OH8500112) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.

How many people does Apple Creek Village Pws serve?

Apple Creek Village Pws reports serving 1,190 people through 486 service connections in Wayne County, Ohio.

Where does Apple Creek Village Pws get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Apple Creek Village Pws have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Apple Creek Village Pws' water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Apple Creek Village Pws' water quality report?

As a community water system, Apple Creek Village Pws must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Wayne County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Wooster City Pws	Wayne	26,618	Community	Groundwater
Orrville City Pws	Wayne	8,452	Community	Groundwater
Rittman City Pws	Wayne	6,491	Community	Groundwater
Doylestown Village Pws	Wayne	3,051	Community	Groundwater
Creston Village	Wayne	2,171	Community	Groundwater
Dalton Village Pws	Wayne	2,000	Community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Apple Creek Village Pws, PWSID OH8500112, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/apple-creek-village-pws-oh8500112 (data as of October 1, 2026).