Public water system · OH1252712
ActiveForest Valley Free Will Bapt Church Pws
At a glance
Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church Pws (PWSID OH1252712) is an active transient non-community water system in Clark County, Ohio. It reports serving 125 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; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
125
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church Pws compare with other water systems in Clark County?
By EPA's size categories, Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church Pws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Clark County has 78 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,129 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 88,085 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 Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church Pws is about 13% 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 Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church Pws?
EPA lists Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church 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. 67 of the 78 active systems in Clark County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church Pws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2013 and August 2025. By type: 4 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-24 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2013-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2013-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2013-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church Pws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church Pws?
Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church Pws (PWSID OH1252712) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church Pws serve?
Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church Pws reports serving 125 people through 1 service connection in Clark County, Ohio.
Where does Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church 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 Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church Pws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. 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 Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church 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 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church Pws' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church 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 Clark County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield City Pws | Clark | 60,680 | Community | Groundwater |
| New Carlisle City Pws | Clark | 5,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Enon Village Pws | Clark | 2,415 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tecumseh Schools Main Campus | Clark | 2,100 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| South Charleston Village Pws | Clark | 1,660 | Community | Groundwater |
| Youngs Jersey Dairy Pws | Clark | 1,340 | Non-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, “Forest Valley Free Will Bapt Church Pws, PWSID OH1252712, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/forest-valley-free-will-bapt-church-pws-oh1252712 (data as of October 1, 2026).