Public water system · OH3054212
ActiveBig Sky Campground
At a glance
Big Sky Campground (PWSID OH3054212) is an active transient non-community water system in Guernsey County, Ohio. It reports serving 54 people through 77 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
54
Service connections
77
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Big Sky Campground compare with other water systems in Guernsey County?
By EPA's size categories, Big Sky Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Guernsey County has 13 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,493 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 32,410 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Ohio, the 3,854 active systems average 2,767 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Big Sky Campground is about 62% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Ohio has 2,282 active transient non-community water systems, 59% 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 Big Sky Campground?
EPA lists Big Sky Campground 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. 7 of the 13 active systems in Guernsey County (54%) are also privately owned.
Does Big Sky Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2017 and April 2024. By type: 3 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 2 as unaddressed and 1 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-04-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2017-04-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Big Sky Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Big Sky Campground?
Big Sky Campground (PWSID OH3054212) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Big Sky Campground serve?
Big Sky Campground reports serving 54 people through 77 service connections in Guernsey County, Ohio.
Where does Big Sky Campground 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 Big Sky Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. 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 Big Sky Campground's 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Big Sky Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Big Sky Campground is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Guernsey County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge, City of | Guernsey | 10,520 | Community | Surface water |
| Guernsey Co. Water Dept. | Guernsey | 8,891 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Byesville | Guernsey | 5,104 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Western Guernsey Regional Water District | Guernsey | 3,225 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Salt Fork Utility Co. | Guernsey | 2,054 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Quaker City | Guernsey | 750 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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, “Big Sky Campground, PWSID OH3054212, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/big-sky-campground-oh3054212 (data as of October 1, 2026).