Public water system · OH0438512
ActiveOdot Rest Area 4-42 Pws
At a glance
Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws (PWSID OH0438512) is an active transient non-community water system in Ashtabula County, Ohio. It reports serving 300 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws compare with other water systems in Ashtabula County?
By EPA's size categories, Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ashtabula County has 50 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,688 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 84,410 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 Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws is about twice 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 Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws?
EPA lists Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws as owned by a state government. 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. 1 of the 50 active systems in Ashtabula County (2%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009. The violations listed here began between July 1995 and January 2009. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws?
Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws (PWSID OH0438512) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws serve?
Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws reports serving 300 people through 1 service connection in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
Where does Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws 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 Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009. 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 Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws' 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 January 2009. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws 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 Ashtabula County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula | Ashtabula | 32,342 | Community | Surface water |
| Ashtabula County Water System | Ashtabula | 14,757 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Conneaut | Ashtabula | 12,538 | Community | Surface water |
| Andover-Camplands Water | Ashtabula | 6,009 | Community | Groundwater |
| Geneva City Pws | Ashtabula | 5,924 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Aqua Ohio - Village of Jefferson | Ashtabula | 3,226 | Community | Purchased surface water |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Odot Rest Area 4-42 Pws, PWSID OH0438512, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/odot-rest-area-4-42-pws-oh0438512 (data as of October 1, 2026).