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Erie Co Margaretta District

At a glance

Erie Co Margaretta District (PWSID OH2200203) is an active community water system in Erie County, Ohio. It reports serving 5,131 people through 2,180 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2021.

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

Population served

5,131

Service connections

2,180

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDOH2200203

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served5,131

Service connections2,180

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyOH state drinking water program

City served—

StateOhio

ZIP—

CountyErie County

How does Erie Co Margaretta District compare with other water systems in Erie County?

By EPA's size categories, Erie Co Margaretta District is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Erie County has 13 active public water systems, and Erie Co Margaretta District is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 17% below the county average of 6,192 people per system, and accounts for 6.4% of the 80,490 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Ohio, the 3,854 active systems average 2,767 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Erie Co Margaretta District is about 23% below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Ohio has 1,028 active community water systems, 27% of the state's 3,854 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 191 Ohio systems (5%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Erie Co Margaretta District?

EPA lists Erie Co Margaretta District as owned by a local government. 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. 12 of the 13 active systems in Erie County (92%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Erie Co Margaretta District have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2021. The violations listed here began between July 2000 and November 2021. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting and 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 3 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
2021-11-24	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2020-11-30	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2020-01-09	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2009-12-31	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2008-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2008-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2007-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2002-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2000-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Erie Co Margaretta District: frequently asked questions

Who runs Erie Co Margaretta District?

Erie Co Margaretta District (PWSID OH2200203) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.

How many people does Erie Co Margaretta District serve?

Erie Co Margaretta District reports serving 5,131 people through 2,180 service connections in Erie County, Ohio.

Where does Erie Co Margaretta District get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Erie Co Margaretta District have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2021. 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 Erie Co Margaretta District'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 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Erie Co Margaretta District's water quality report?

As a community water system, Erie Co Margaretta District must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Erie County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Sandusky City	Erie	25,793	Community	Surface water
Erie Co Perkins District	Erie	17,241	Community	Purchased surface water
Vermilion City	Erie	10,594	Community	Surface water
Huron City	Erie	6,893	Community	Surface water
Northern Ohio Rural Water - Nw District	Erie	6,409	Community	Purchased surface water
Kelleys Island Village	Erie	3,125	Community	Surface water

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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, “Erie Co Margaretta District, PWSID OH2200203, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/erie-co-margaretta-district-oh2200203 (data as of October 1, 2026).