Public water system · OH2563912
ActiveLifesteps Childcare LLC
At a glance
Lifesteps Childcare LLC (PWSID OH2563912) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Franklin County, Ohio. It reports serving 269 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
269
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lifesteps Childcare LLC compare with other water systems in Franklin County?
By EPA's size categories, Lifesteps Childcare LLC is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Franklin County has 90 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 16,670 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 1,500,285 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 Lifesteps Childcare LLC is about 37% below 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 Lifesteps Childcare LLC?
EPA lists Lifesteps Childcare LLC 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. 71 of the 90 active systems in Franklin County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Lifesteps Childcare LLC have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2014. The violations listed here began between July 2012 and October 2014. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Arsenic, Lead and Copper Rule, Chlorobenzene and Carbon tetrachloride. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | 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.
Lifesteps Childcare LLC: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lifesteps Childcare LLC?
Lifesteps Childcare LLC (PWSID OH2563912) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Lifesteps Childcare LLC serve?
Lifesteps Childcare LLC reports serving 269 people through 3 service connections in Franklin County, Ohio.
Where does Lifesteps Childcare LLC 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 Lifesteps Childcare LLC have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Lifesteps Childcare LLC'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lifesteps Childcare LLC's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lifesteps Childcare LLC 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 Franklin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Public Water System | Franklin | 1,305,946 | Community | Surface water |
| Westerville City Pws | Franklin | 39,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Reynoldsburg City Pws | Franklin | 37,847 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Gahanna City Pws | Franklin | 33,258 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bexley City Pws | Franklin | 14,250 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Jefferson Water and Sewer District Pws | Franklin | 11,294 | 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, “Lifesteps Childcare LLC, PWSID OH2563912, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/lifesteps-childcare-llc-oh2563912 (data as of October 1, 2026).