Public water system · OH2570012
ActiveGrove City Inn Pws
At a glance
Grove City Inn Pws (PWSID OH2570012) is an active transient non-community water system in Franklin County, Ohio. It reports serving 82 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
82
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Grove City Inn Pws compare with other water systems in Franklin County?
By EPA's size categories, Grove City Inn Pws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Franklin County has 90 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 16,670 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,500,285 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 Grove City Inn Pws is about 43% 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 Grove City Inn Pws?
EPA lists Grove City Inn 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. 71 of the 90 active systems in Franklin County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Grove City Inn Pws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2021. The violations listed here began between October 2017 and March 2021. By type: 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-27 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2021-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-06-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-02-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Grove City Inn Pws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Grove City Inn Pws?
Grove City Inn Pws (PWSID OH2570012) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Grove City Inn Pws serve?
Grove City Inn Pws reports serving 82 people through 1 service connection in Franklin County, Ohio.
Where does Grove City Inn 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 Grove City Inn Pws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2021. 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 Grove City Inn 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 5 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Grove City Inn Pws' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Grove City Inn Pws 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 Franklin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Public Water System | Franklin | 1,305,946 | Community | Surface water |
| Westerville City Pws | Franklin | 39,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Reynoldsburg City Pws | Franklin | 37,847 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Gahanna City Pws | Franklin | 33,258 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bexley City Pws | Franklin | 14,250 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Jefferson Water and Sewer District Pws | Franklin | 11,294 | 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, “Grove City Inn Pws, PWSID OH2570012, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/grove-city-inn-pws-oh2570012 (data as of October 1, 2026).