Public water system · OH6745612
ActiveKool Lakes Family Campground-Shower
At a glance
Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower (PWSID OH6745612) is an active transient non-community water system in Portage County, Ohio. It reports serving 100 people through 180 service connections. 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 July 2001.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
180
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower compare with other water systems in Portage County?
By EPA's size categories, Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Portage County has 145 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 819 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower is about 31% 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 Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower?
EPA lists Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower 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. 131 of the 145 active systems in Portage County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2001. The violations listed here began between July 1998 and July 2001. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Nitrate. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | 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.
Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower: frequently asked questions
Who runs Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower?
Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower (PWSID OH6745612) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower serve?
Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower reports serving 100 people through 180 service connections in Portage County, Ohio.
Where does Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower 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 Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2001. 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 Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower's 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 July 2001. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower 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 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, “Kool Lakes Family Campground-Shower, PWSID OH6745612, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/kool-lakes-family-campground-shower-oh6745612 (data as of October 1, 2026).