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Lake Erie Utilities Company

At a glance

Lake Erie Utilities Company (PWSID OH6201911) is an active transient non-community water system in Ottawa County, Ohio. It reports serving 400 people through 144 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 10 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2014.

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

Population served

400

Service connections

144

Primary source

Surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDOH6201911

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served400

Service connections144

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyOH state drinking water program

City served—

StateOhio

ZIP—

CountyOttawa County

How does Lake Erie Utilities Company compare with other water systems in Ottawa County?

By EPA's size categories, Lake Erie Utilities Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ottawa County has 36 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,317 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 47,393 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 Lake Erie Utilities Company is about 178% above 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 102 Ohio systems (2.6%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Lake Erie Utilities Company?

EPA lists Lake Erie Utilities Company 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. 28 of the 36 active systems in Ottawa County (78%) are also privately owned.

Does Lake Erie Utilities Company have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 10 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2014. The violations listed here began between December 2011 and August 2014. By type: 10 required treatment not met and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2014-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2012-10-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2012-05-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2012-05-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2012-04-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2012-03-01	Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2012-03-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	Yes	Resolved
2012-02-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	Yes	Resolved
2012-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	Yes	Resolved
2012-01-01	Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2011-12-01	Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	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.

Lake Erie Utilities Company: frequently asked questions

Who runs Lake Erie Utilities Company?

Lake Erie Utilities Company (PWSID OH6201911) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.

How many people does Lake Erie Utilities Company serve?

Lake Erie Utilities Company reports serving 400 people through 144 service connections in Ottawa County, Ohio.

Where does Lake Erie Utilities Company get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Lake Erie Utilities Company have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 10 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2014. 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 Lake Erie Utilities Company'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 10 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Lake Erie Utilities Company's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lake Erie Utilities Company 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 Ottawa County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Ottawa County Regional Water District	Ottawa	20,428	Community	Surface water
Port Clinton City	Ottawa	6,500	Community	Purchased surface water
Put-in-Bay Village	Ottawa	5,000	Community	Surface water
Oak Harbor Village	Ottawa	4,400	Community	Purchased surface water
Genoa Village	Ottawa	3,110	Community	Purchased surface water
Carroll Water and Sewer	Ottawa	2,288	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, “Lake Erie Utilities Company, PWSID OH6201911, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/lake-erie-utilities-company-oh6201911 (data as of October 1, 2026).