Public water system · OH6789726
ActiveBirdie Shack
At a glance
Birdie Shack (PWSID OH6789726) is an active transient non-community water system in Portage County, Ohio. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. 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 August 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Birdie Shack compare with other water systems in Portage County?
By EPA's size categories, Birdie Shack is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Portage County has 145 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 819 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 118,809 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 Birdie Shack is about 65% 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 Birdie Shack?
EPA lists Birdie Shack 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. 131 of the 145 active systems in Portage County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Birdie Shack have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2021 and August 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-06-24 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2021-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | 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.
Birdie Shack: frequently asked questions
Who runs Birdie Shack?
Birdie Shack (PWSID OH6789726) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Birdie Shack serve?
Birdie Shack reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Portage County, Ohio.
Where does Birdie Shack 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 Birdie Shack have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Birdie Shack'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 August 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Birdie Shack's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Birdie Shack 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 Portage County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent City Pws | Portage | 29,662 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ravenna City Pws | Portage | 16,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Aurora City - Cleveland Pws | Portage | 15,852 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Streetsboro City Pws | Portage | 15,105 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Portage County Water Resources | Portage | 8,606 | Community | Groundwater |
| Garrettsville Village Pws | Portage | 2,325 | Community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Birdie Shack, PWSID OH6789726, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/birdie-shack-oh6789726 (data as of October 1, 2026).