Public water system · OH4301611
ActivePainesville City Pws
At a glance
Painesville City Pws (PWSID OH4301611) is an active community water system in Lake County, Ohio. It reports serving 31,728 people through 11,335 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
31,728
Service connections
11,335
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Painesville City Pws compare with other water systems in Lake County?
By EPA's size categories, Painesville City Pws is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Lake County has 20 active public water systems, and Painesville City Pws is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 176% above the county average of 11,511 people per system, and accounts for 14% of the 230,218 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Ohio, the 3,854 active systems average 2,767 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Painesville City Pws is about 4.7 times that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Ohio has 1,028 active community water systems, 27% of the state's 3,854 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 102 Ohio systems (2.6%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Painesville City Pws?
EPA lists Painesville City Pws as owned by a local 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. 7 of the 20 active systems in Lake County (35%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Painesville City Pws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2019. The violations listed here began between March 1986 and December 2019. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Consumer Confidence Rule and Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-23 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 1986-03-29 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | 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.
Painesville City Pws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Painesville City Pws?
Painesville City Pws (PWSID OH4301611) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Painesville City Pws serve?
Painesville City Pws reports serving 31,728 people through 11,335 service connections in Lake County, Ohio.
Where does Painesville City Pws get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Painesville City 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 December 2019. 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 Painesville City 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 December 2019. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Painesville City Pws' water quality report?
As a community water system, Painesville City Pws must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Lake County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County West Water Subdistrict | Lake | 78,379 | Community | Surface water |
| Aqua Ohio - Mentor | Lake | 74,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Lake County East Water Subdistrict | Lake | 40,656 | Community | Surface water |
| Fairport Harbor Village Pws | Lake | 3,180 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lake County Pinecrest Subdistrict | Lake | 298 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Standing Rock Farms | Lake | 252 | 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, “Painesville City Pws, PWSID OH4301611, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/painesville-city-pws-oh4301611 (data as of October 1, 2026).