Public water system · OH4567626
ActiveOld Fool Pws
At a glance
Old Fool Pws (PWSID OH4567626) is an active transient non-community water system in Licking County, Ohio. It reports serving 28 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 October 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
28
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Old Fool Pws compare with other water systems in Licking County?
By EPA's size categories, Old Fool Pws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Licking County has 79 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,596 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 126,099 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 Old Fool Pws is well below 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 Old Fool Pws?
EPA lists Old Fool Pws 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. 68 of the 79 active systems in Licking County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Old Fool Pws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Old Fool Pws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Old Fool Pws?
Old Fool Pws (PWSID OH4567626) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Old Fool Pws serve?
Old Fool Pws reports serving 28 people through 1 service connection in Licking County, Ohio.
Where does Old Fool 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 Old Fool Pws 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 October 2021. 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 Old Fool 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Old Fool Pws' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Old Fool 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 Licking County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark City Pws | Licking | 49,934 | Community | Surface water |
| Licking Regional Water District | Licking | 17,818 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Heath Pws | Licking | 10,310 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pataskala City | Licking | 9,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Granville, Village of | Licking | 5,946 | Community | Groundwater |
| Johnstown City Pws | Licking | 5,200 | 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, “Old Fool Pws, PWSID OH4567626, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/old-fool-pws-oh4567626 (data as of October 1, 2026).