Public water system · OH3946917
ActiveGiles Meats
At a glance
Giles Meats (PWSID OH3946917) is an active transient non-community water system in Huron County, Ohio. It reports serving 37 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
37
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Giles Meats compare with other water systems in Huron County?
By EPA's size categories, Giles Meats is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Huron County has 19 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,315 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 62,976 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 Giles Meats 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 Giles Meats?
EPA lists Giles Meats 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. 10 of the 19 active systems in Huron County (53%) are also privately owned.
Does Giles Meats have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2025 and March 2026. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as unaddressed and 1 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Giles Meats: frequently asked questions
Who runs Giles Meats?
Giles Meats (PWSID OH3946917) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Giles Meats serve?
Giles Meats reports serving 37 people through 1 service connection in Huron County, Ohio.
Where does Giles Meats 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 Giles Meats have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Giles Meats' 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Giles Meats' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Giles Meats 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 Huron County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ohio Rural Water | Huron | 18,224 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Norwalk City Pws | Huron | 17,466 | Community | Surface water |
| Bellevue City | Huron | 8,236 | Community | Surface water |
| Willard City | Huron | 7,099 | Community | Surface water |
| Northern Ohio Rural Water-South District | Huron | 5,226 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Greenwich Village Pws | Huron | 1,476 | 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, “Giles Meats, PWSID OH3946917, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/giles-meats-oh3946917 (data as of October 1, 2026).