Public water system · OH7255212
ActiveFirelands Counseling and Recovery
At a glance
Firelands Counseling and Recovery (PWSID OH7255212) is an active transient non-community water system in Sandusky County, Ohio. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Firelands Counseling and Recovery compare with other water systems in Sandusky County?
By EPA's size categories, Firelands Counseling and Recovery 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 less than 0.1% 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 Firelands Counseling and Recovery 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 Firelands Counseling and Recovery?
EPA lists Firelands Counseling and Recovery 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 Firelands Counseling and Recovery have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006. The violations listed here began between October 1991 and July 2006. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Firelands Counseling and Recovery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Firelands Counseling and Recovery?
Firelands Counseling and Recovery (PWSID OH7255212) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Firelands Counseling and Recovery serve?
Firelands Counseling and Recovery reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Sandusky County, Ohio.
Where does Firelands Counseling and Recovery 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 Firelands Counseling and Recovery have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006. 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 Firelands Counseling and Recovery'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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Firelands Counseling and Recovery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Firelands Counseling and Recovery 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, “Firelands Counseling and Recovery, PWSID OH7255212, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/firelands-counseling-and-recovery-oh7255212 (data as of October 1, 2026).