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Camp Bethany-Main

At a glance

Camp Bethany-Main (PWSID OH3845512) is an active transient non-community water system in Holmes County, Ohio. It reports serving 35 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDOH3845512

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served35

Service connections3

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyOH state drinking water program

City served—

StateOhio

ZIP—

CountyHolmes County

How does Camp Bethany-Main compare with other water systems in Holmes County?

By EPA's size categories, Camp Bethany-Main is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Holmes County has 83 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 280 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 23,264 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 Camp Bethany-Main 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 Camp Bethany-Main?

EPA lists Camp Bethany-Main 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. 79 of the 83 active systems in Holmes County (95%) are also privately owned.

Does Camp Bethany-Main have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between July 1995 and January 2023. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 7 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
2023-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-10-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2020-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2000-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1995-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1995-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 8 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.

Camp Bethany-Main: frequently asked questions

Who runs Camp Bethany-Main?

Camp Bethany-Main (PWSID OH3845512) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.

How many people does Camp Bethany-Main serve?

Camp Bethany-Main reports serving 35 people through 3 service connections in Holmes County, Ohio.

Where does Camp Bethany-Main 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 Camp Bethany-Main have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. 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 Camp Bethany-Main'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Camp Bethany-Main's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Bethany-Main 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 Holmes County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Millersburg Village Pws	Holmes	3,151	Community	Groundwater
Berlin Water Company	Holmes	1,896	Community	Groundwater
Winesburg Area Development Corporation	Holmes	1,575	Community	Groundwater
West Holmes High School	Holmes	1,275	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Walnut Creek Water Co.	Holmes	1,270	Community	Groundwater
Bloomfield Water Company	Holmes	950	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, “Camp Bethany-Main, PWSID OH3845512, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/camp-bethany-main-oh3845512 (data as of October 1, 2026).