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Geauga County-Bainbridge

At a glance

Geauga County-Bainbridge (PWSID OH2804003) is an active community water system in Geauga County, Ohio. It reports serving 3,000 people through 951 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.

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

Population served

3,000

Service connections

951

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDOH2804003

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served3,000

Service connections951

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyOH state drinking water program

City served—

StateOhio

ZIP—

CountyGeauga County

How does Geauga County-Bainbridge compare with other water systems in Geauga County?

By EPA's size categories, Geauga County-Bainbridge is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Geauga County has 228 active public water systems, and Geauga County-Bainbridge is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 11 times the county average of 267 people per system, and accounts for 4.9% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Geauga County-Bainbridge is about 55% 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 Geauga County-Bainbridge?

EPA lists Geauga County-Bainbridge 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. 14 of the 228 active systems in Geauga County (6.1%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Geauga County-Bainbridge have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between March 2000 and January 2026. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 1 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
2026-01-23	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2020-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2011-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2009-01-02	Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan Rpt · code 35	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600	No	Resolved
2007-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2007-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2000-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 10 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.

Geauga County-Bainbridge: frequently asked questions

Who runs Geauga County-Bainbridge?

Geauga County-Bainbridge (PWSID OH2804003) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.

How many people does Geauga County-Bainbridge serve?

Geauga County-Bainbridge reports serving 3,000 people through 951 service connections in Geauga County, Ohio.

Where does Geauga County-Bainbridge 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 Geauga County-Bainbridge have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Geauga County-Bainbridge'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Geauga County-Bainbridge's water quality report?

As a community water system, Geauga County-Bainbridge 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 Geauga County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Chardon City Pws	Geauga	5,247	Community	Groundwater
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
Parkman Market Express	Geauga	1,020	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, “Geauga County-Bainbridge, PWSID OH2804003, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/geauga-county-bainbridge-oh2804003 (data as of October 1, 2026).