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Grafton Village Pws

At a glance

Grafton Village Pws (PWSID OH4700511) is an active community water system in Lorain County, Ohio. It reports serving 2,769 people through 1,160 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

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

Population served

2,769

Service connections

1,160

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDOH4700511

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,769

Service connections1,160

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyOH state drinking water program

City served—

StateOhio

ZIP—

CountyLorain County

How does Grafton Village Pws compare with other water systems in Lorain County?

By EPA's size categories, Grafton Village Pws is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Lorain County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 20,599 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 329,580 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 Grafton Village Pws is about 59% 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 Grafton Village Pws?

EPA lists Grafton Village 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. 4 of the 16 active systems in Lorain County (25%) are also privately owned.

Does Grafton Village Pws have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between August 1995 and July 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 required treatment not met, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 11 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
2025-07-02	ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4H	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2024-12-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2018-09-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2017-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2005-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2003-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
1995-10-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
1995-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
1995-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
1995-09-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
1995-08-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	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.

Grafton Village Pws: frequently asked questions

Who runs Grafton Village Pws?

Grafton Village Pws (PWSID OH4700511) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.

How many people does Grafton Village Pws serve?

Grafton Village Pws reports serving 2,769 people through 1,160 service connections in Lorain County, Ohio.

Where does Grafton Village Pws 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 Grafton Village Pws have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Grafton Village 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Grafton Village Pws' water quality report?

As a community water system, Grafton Village 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 Lorain County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Rural Lorain Co. Water A	Lorain	73,125	Community	Purchased surface water
Elyria Water Department	Lorain	68,000	Community	Surface water
Lorain City Pws	Lorain	64,152	Community	Surface water
North Ridgeville City Pws	Lorain	29,465	Community	Purchased surface water
Avon City Pws	Lorain	23,800	Community	Purchased surface water
Avon Lake City Pws	Lorain	23,659	Community	Surface water

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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, “Grafton Village Pws, PWSID OH4700511, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/grafton-village-pws-oh4700511 (data as of October 1, 2026).