Public water system · OH7258512
ActiveCactus Flats Campground
At a glance
Cactus Flats Campground (PWSID OH7258512) is an active transient non-community water system in Sandusky County, Ohio. It reports serving 100 people through 109 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
109
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cactus Flats Campground compare with other water systems in Sandusky County?
By EPA's size categories, Cactus Flats Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sandusky County has 52 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 701 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 36,457 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 Cactus Flats Campground is about 31% 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 Cactus Flats Campground?
EPA lists Cactus Flats 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. 45 of the 52 active systems in Sandusky County (87%) are also privately owned.
Does Cactus Flats Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2003 and May 2025. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-18 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-06-14 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-30 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-03-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-04 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Cactus Flats Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cactus Flats Campground?
Cactus Flats Campground (PWSID OH7258512) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Cactus Flats Campground serve?
Cactus Flats Campground reports serving 100 people through 109 service connections in Sandusky County, Ohio.
Where does Cactus Flats 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 Cactus Flats Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Cactus Flats 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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cactus Flats Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cactus Flats 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 Sandusky County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont City | Sandusky | 18,319 | Community | Surface water |
| Clyde City | Sandusky | 6,325 | Community | Surface water |
| Gibsonburg Village Pws | Sandusky | 2,506 | Community | Groundwater |
| Woodville Village | Sandusky | 2,006 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lakota Pre K-12 School | Sandusky | 1,262 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Friendship Food Store #80 | Sandusky | 575 | Transient non-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, “Cactus Flats Campground, PWSID OH7258512, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/cactus-flats-campground-oh7258512 (data as of October 1, 2026).