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Hiram Village Pws

At a glance

Hiram Village Pws (PWSID OH6701612) is an active community water system in Portage County, Ohio. It reports serving 1,406 people through 217 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2022.

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

Population served

1,406

Service connections

217

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDOH6701612

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,406

Service connections217

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyOH state drinking water program

City served—

StateOhio

ZIP—

CountyPortage County

How does Hiram Village Pws compare with other water systems in Portage County?

By EPA's size categories, Hiram Village Pws is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Portage County has 145 active public water systems. Its population served is about 72% above the county average of 819 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 118,809 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 Hiram Village Pws is well 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. 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 Hiram Village Pws?

EPA lists Hiram Village Pws 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. 13 of the 145 active systems in Portage County (9%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Hiram Village Pws have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2022. The violations listed here began between June 1989 and November 2022. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 2 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
2022-11-11	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Unaddressed
2021-11-25	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2021-01-08	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
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
2019-01-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
1989-06-23	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	No	Resolved

All 9 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.

Hiram Village Pws: frequently asked questions

Who runs Hiram Village Pws?

Hiram Village Pws (PWSID OH6701612) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.

How many people does Hiram Village Pws serve?

Hiram Village Pws reports serving 1,406 people through 217 service connections in Portage County, Ohio.

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

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2022. 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 Hiram 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. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.

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

As a community water system, Hiram 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 Portage County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Kent City Pws	Portage	29,662	Community	Groundwater
Ravenna City Pws	Portage	16,000	Community	Surface water
Aurora City - Cleveland Pws	Portage	15,852	Community	Purchased surface water
Streetsboro City Pws	Portage	15,105	Community	Purchased groundwater
Portage County Water Resources	Portage	8,606	Community	Groundwater
Garrettsville Village Pws	Portage	2,325	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, “Hiram Village Pws, PWSID OH6701612, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/hiram-village-pws-oh6701612 (data as of October 1, 2026).