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First Steps Early Learning Center

At a glance

First Steps Early Learning Center (PWSID OH2855412) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Geauga County, Ohio. It reports serving 85 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2021.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDOH2855412

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served85

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyOH state drinking water program

City served—

StateOhio

ZIP—

CountyGeauga County

How does First Steps Early Learning Center compare with other water systems in Geauga County?

By EPA's size categories, First Steps Early Learning Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Geauga County has 228 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 267 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 60,890 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Ohio, the 3,854 active systems average 2,767 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so First Steps Early Learning Center is well below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Ohio has 544 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% 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 First Steps Early Learning Center?

EPA lists First Steps Early Learning Center 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. 214 of the 228 active systems in Geauga County (94%) are also privately owned.

Does First Steps Early Learning Center have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2021. The violations listed here began between October 2001 and February 2021. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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
2021-02-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-10-04	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2020-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-08-02	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	Yes	Resolved
2015-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
2012-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2001-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979	No	Resolved
2001-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981	No	Resolved
2001-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380	No	Resolved
2001-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chlorobenzenecode 2989	No	Resolved
2001-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Vinyl chloridecode 2976	No	Resolved
2001-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Dichloromethanecode 2964	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

First Steps Early Learning Center: frequently asked questions

Who runs First Steps Early Learning Center?

First Steps Early Learning Center (PWSID OH2855412) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.

How many people does First Steps Early Learning Center serve?

First Steps Early Learning Center reports serving 85 people through 1 service connection in Geauga County, Ohio.

Where does First Steps Early Learning Center 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 First Steps Early Learning Center have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 First Steps Early Learning Center'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.

Where can I find First Steps Early Learning Center's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. First Steps Early Learning Center is a non-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 Geauga County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Chardon City Pws	Geauga	5,247	Community	Groundwater
Geauga County-Bainbridge	Geauga	3,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Middlefield Village Pws	Geauga	2,748	Community	Groundwater
West Geauga Plaza-Main	Geauga	1,997	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Tanglewood Lake Water Co	Geauga	1,800	Community	Groundwater
Burton Village Pws	Geauga	1,520	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, “First Steps Early Learning Center, PWSID OH2855412, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/first-steps-early-learning-center-oh2855412 (data as of October 1, 2026).