Public water system · OH2876947
ActiveBlind Squirrel Winery Pws
At a glance
Blind Squirrel Winery Pws (PWSID OH2876947) is an active transient non-community water system in Geauga County, Ohio. It reports serving 45 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
45
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Blind Squirrel Winery Pws compare with other water systems in Geauga County?
By EPA's size categories, Blind Squirrel Winery Pws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Geauga County has 228 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 267 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 60,890 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 Blind Squirrel Winery Pws is well 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 Blind Squirrel Winery Pws?
EPA lists Blind Squirrel Winery 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. 214 of the 228 active systems in Geauga County (94%) are also privately owned.
Does Blind Squirrel Winery Pws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between December 2021 and January 2022. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and E. coli. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-14 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-12-09 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Blind Squirrel Winery Pws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Blind Squirrel Winery Pws?
Blind Squirrel Winery Pws (PWSID OH2876947) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Blind Squirrel Winery Pws serve?
Blind Squirrel Winery Pws reports serving 45 people through 1 service connection in Geauga County, Ohio.
Where does Blind Squirrel Winery 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 Blind Squirrel Winery Pws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. 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 Blind Squirrel Winery 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Blind Squirrel Winery Pws' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Blind Squirrel Winery Pws 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 Geauga County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chardon City Pws | Geauga | 5,247 | Community | Groundwater |
| Geauga County-Bainbridge | Geauga | 3,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Middlefield Village Pws | Geauga | 2,748 | Community | Groundwater |
| West Geauga Plaza-Main | Geauga | 1,997 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Tanglewood Lake Water Co | Geauga | 1,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Burton Village Pws | Geauga | 1,520 | 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, “Blind Squirrel Winery Pws, PWSID OH2876947, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/blind-squirrel-winery-pws-oh2876947 (data as of October 1, 2026).