Public water system · OH3736612
ActiveOld Mans Cave Chalets Pws
At a glance
Old Mans Cave Chalets Pws (PWSID OH3736612) is an active transient non-community water system in Hocking County, Ohio. It reports serving 90 people through 16 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
90
Service connections
16
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Old Mans Cave Chalets Pws compare with other water systems in Hocking County?
By EPA's size categories, Old Mans Cave Chalets Pws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hocking County has 42 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 283 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 11,894 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 Mans Cave Chalets Pws is about 37% 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 Mans Cave Chalets Pws?
EPA lists Old Mans Cave Chalets 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. 36 of the 42 active systems in Hocking County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Old Mans Cave Chalets Pws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1998 and June 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-03 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Old Mans Cave Chalets Pws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Old Mans Cave Chalets Pws?
Old Mans Cave Chalets Pws (PWSID OH3736612) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Old Mans Cave Chalets Pws serve?
Old Mans Cave Chalets Pws reports serving 90 people through 16 service connections in Hocking County, Ohio.
Where does Old Mans Cave Chalets 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 Mans Cave Chalets Pws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. 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 Mans Cave Chalets 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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Old Mans Cave Chalets Pws' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Old Mans Cave Chalets 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 Hocking County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan, City of | Hocking | 6,704 | Community | Groundwater |
| Carbon Hill Water Association | Hocking | 910 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Laurelville, Vlg of | Hocking | 586 | Community | Groundwater |
| Murray City Village Pws | Hocking | 449 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Old Straitsville-Rockbridge | Hocking | 361 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Hocking Hills Elementary School | Hocking | 320 | Non-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, “Old Mans Cave Chalets Pws, PWSID OH3736612, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/old-mans-cave-chalets-pws-oh3736612 (data as of October 1, 2026).