Public water system · OH5432212
ActiveLakeside Hideout
At a glance
Lakeside Hideout (PWSID OH5432212) is an active transient non-community water system in Mercer County, Ohio. It reports serving 130 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
130
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lakeside Hideout compare with other water systems in Mercer County?
By EPA's size categories, Lakeside Hideout is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mercer County has 77 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 397 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 30,601 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 Lakeside Hideout is roughly in line with 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 Lakeside Hideout?
EPA lists Lakeside Hideout 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. 69 of the 77 active systems in Mercer County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Lakeside Hideout have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrite. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Lakeside Hideout: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lakeside Hideout?
Lakeside Hideout (PWSID OH5432212) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Lakeside Hideout serve?
Lakeside Hideout reports serving 130 people through 1 service connection in Mercer County, Ohio.
Where does Lakeside Hideout 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 Lakeside Hideout have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005. 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 Lakeside Hideout'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lakeside Hideout's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lakeside Hideout 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 Mercer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celina, City of | Mercer | 11,682 | Community | Surface water |
| Coldwater Village | Mercer | 4,774 | Community | Groundwater |
| St Henry Village | Mercer | 2,596 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ft Recovery Village | Mercer | 1,501 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rockford Village | Mercer | 1,120 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mendon Village | Mercer | 628 | 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, “Lakeside Hideout, PWSID OH5432212, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/lakeside-hideout-oh5432212 (data as of October 1, 2026).