Public water system · OH2866812
ActiveGreat Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws
At a glance
Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws (PWSID OH2866812) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Geauga County, Ohio. It reports serving 1,000 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,000
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws compare with other water systems in Geauga County?
By EPA's size categories, Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Geauga County has 228 active public water systems. Its population served is about 3.7 times the county average of 267 people per system, and accounts for 1.6% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws is about 133% above that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Ohio has 544 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% 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 Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws?
EPA lists Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram 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. 214 of the 228 active systems in Geauga County (94%) are also privately owned.
Does Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between April 1998 and January 2020. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-12-05 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1998-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws?
Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws (PWSID OH2866812) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws serve?
Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws reports serving 1,000 people through 1 service connection in Geauga County, Ohio.
Where does Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram 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 Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. 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 Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram 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 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws is a non-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 Geauga County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chardon City Pws | Geauga | 5,247 | Community | Groundwater |
| Geauga County-Bainbridge | Geauga | 3,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| 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 |
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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, “Great Lakes Cheese - Hiram Pws, PWSID OH2866812, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/great-lakes-cheese-hiram-pws-oh2866812 (data as of October 1, 2026).