Public water system · OH2438312
ActiveCarter Lumber Pws
At a glance
Carter Lumber Pws (PWSID OH2438312) is an active transient non-community water system in Fayette County, Ohio. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Carter Lumber Pws compare with other water systems in Fayette County?
By EPA's size categories, Carter Lumber Pws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fayette County has 13 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,956 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 25,430 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 Carter Lumber 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 Carter Lumber Pws?
EPA lists Carter Lumber 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. 9 of the 13 active systems in Fayette County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Carter Lumber Pws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Carter Lumber Pws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Carter Lumber Pws?
Carter Lumber Pws (PWSID OH2438312) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Carter Lumber Pws serve?
Carter Lumber Pws reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Fayette County, Ohio.
Where does Carter Lumber 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 Carter Lumber Pws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. 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 Carter Lumber 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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Carter Lumber Pws' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Carter Lumber 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 Fayette County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Court House Pws | Fayette | 14,100 | Community | Surface water |
| Rattlesnake Pws | Fayette | 7,685 | Community | Surface water |
| Jeffersonville Village Pws | Fayette | 1,356 | Community | Groundwater |
| Village of Bloomingburg | Fayette | 878 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fayette Co.-Culpepper Subdivision | Fayette | 450 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Walnut Lake Campground | Fayette | 403 | 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, “Carter Lumber Pws, PWSID OH2438312, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/carter-lumber-pws-oh2438312 (data as of October 1, 2026).