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Bexley City Pws

At a glance

Bexley City Pws (PWSID OH2500103) is an active community water system in Franklin County, Ohio. It reports serving 14,250 people through 4,400 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

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

Population served

14,250

Service connections

4,400

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDOH2500103

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served14,250

Service connections4,400

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyOH state drinking water program

City served—

StateOhio

ZIP—

CountyFranklin County

How does Bexley City Pws compare with other water systems in Franklin County?

By EPA's size categories, Bexley City Pws is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Franklin County has 90 active public water systems, and Bexley City Pws is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 15% below the county average of 16,670 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 1,500,285 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 Bexley City Pws is about twice 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 191 Ohio systems (5%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Bexley City Pws?

EPA lists Bexley City 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. 19 of the 90 active systems in Franklin County (21%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Bexley City Pws have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2000 and July 2025. By type: 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 2 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

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
2019-12-24	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2019-03-05	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2012-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan Rpt · code 35	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600	No	Resolved
2007-03-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2000-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved

All 7 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.

Bexley City Pws: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bexley City Pws?

Bexley City Pws (PWSID OH2500103) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.

How many people does Bexley City Pws serve?

Bexley City Pws reports serving 14,250 people through 4,400 service connections in Franklin County, Ohio.

Where does Bexley City Pws get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Bexley City Pws have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 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 Bexley City 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. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 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 Bexley City Pws' water quality report?

As a community water system, Bexley City 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 Franklin County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Columbus Public Water System	Franklin	1,305,946	Community	Surface water
Westerville City Pws	Franklin	39,000	Community	Surface water
Reynoldsburg City Pws	Franklin	37,847	Community	Purchased surface water
Gahanna City Pws	Franklin	33,258	Community	Purchased surface water
Jefferson Water and Sewer District Pws	Franklin	11,294	Community	Groundwater
Canal Winchester City Pws	Franklin	9,286	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, “Bexley City Pws, PWSID OH2500103, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/bexley-city-pws-oh2500103 (data as of October 1, 2026).