Public water system · OH4243912
ActiveLannings Foods
At a glance
Lannings Foods (PWSID OH4243912) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Knox County, Ohio. It reports serving 215 people through 3 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 August 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
215
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lannings Foods compare with other water systems in Knox County?
By EPA's size categories, Lannings Foods is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Knox County has 40 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 877 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 35,064 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Ohio, the 3,854 active systems average 2,767 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Lannings Foods is about half of that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Ohio has 544 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% 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 Lannings Foods?
EPA lists Lannings Foods 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. 36 of the 40 active systems in Knox County (90%) are also privately owned.
Does Lannings Foods have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. The violations listed here began between April 2023 and August 2023. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as unaddressed and 1 as archived. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-27 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
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.
Lannings Foods: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lannings Foods?
Lannings Foods (PWSID OH4243912) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Lannings Foods serve?
Lannings Foods reports serving 215 people through 3 service connections in Knox County, Ohio.
Where does Lannings Foods 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 Lannings Foods have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. 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 Lannings Foods' 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 August 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lannings Foods' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lannings Foods is a non-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 Knox County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon City Pws | Knox | 16,990 | Community | Groundwater |
| Knox County Water and Wastewater Pws | Knox | 7,710 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fredericktown Village | Knox | 2,648 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gambier Village Pws | Knox | 2,300 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Danville Village Pws | Knox | 994 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rustic Knolls Campground | Knox | 600 | Transient non-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, “Lannings Foods, PWSID OH4243912, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/lannings-foods-oh4243912 (data as of October 1, 2026).