Public water system · OH1202412
ActiveGarden Acres Water Company Pws
At a glance
Garden Acres Water Company Pws (PWSID OH1202412) is an active community water system in Clark County, Ohio. It reports serving 260 people through 100 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2008.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
260
Service connections
100
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Garden Acres Water Company Pws compare with other water systems in Clark County?
By EPA's size categories, Garden Acres Water Company 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 0.3% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Garden Acres Water Company Pws is well 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 groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 114 Ohio systems (3%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Garden Acres Water Company Pws?
EPA lists Garden Acres Water Company 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 Garden Acres Water Company Pws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2008. The violations listed here began between July 2005 and June 2008. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule, Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and Haloacetic acids (HAA5). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Garden Acres Water Company Pws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Garden Acres Water Company Pws?
Garden Acres Water Company Pws (PWSID OH1202412) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Garden Acres Water Company Pws serve?
Garden Acres Water Company Pws reports serving 260 people through 100 service connections in Clark County, Ohio.
Where does Garden Acres Water Company Pws get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Garden Acres Water Company Pws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2008. 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 Garden Acres Water Company 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2008. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Garden Acres Water Company Pws' water quality report?
As a community water system, Garden Acres Water Company Pws 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 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, “Garden Acres Water Company Pws, PWSID OH1202412, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/garden-acres-water-company-pws-oh1202412 (data as of October 1, 2026).