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Paw Paw Lake

At a glance

Paw Paw Lake (PWSID OH2802211) is an active community water system in Geauga County, Ohio. It reports serving 120 people through 40 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

120

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDOH2802211

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served120

Service connections40

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyOH state drinking water program

City served—

StateOhio

ZIP—

CountyGeauga County

How does Paw Paw Lake compare with other water systems in Geauga County?

By EPA's size categories, Paw Paw Lake is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Geauga County has 228 active public water systems. Its population served is about 55% below the county average of 267 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 60,890 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 Paw Paw Lake is well below 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. 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 Paw Paw Lake?

EPA lists Paw Paw Lake 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. 214 of the 228 active systems in Geauga County (94%) are also privately owned.

Does Paw Paw Lake have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between November 2000 and October 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (2 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2018-12-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2018-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2009-12-31	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2005-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2003-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2002-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Atrazinecode 2050	No	Resolved
2002-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051	No	Resolved
2002-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Simazinecode 2037	No	Resolved
2000-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Paw Paw Lake: frequently asked questions

Who runs Paw Paw Lake?

Paw Paw Lake (PWSID OH2802211) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.

How many people does Paw Paw Lake serve?

Paw Paw Lake reports serving 120 people through 40 service connections in Geauga County, Ohio.

Where does Paw Paw Lake 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 Paw Paw Lake have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. 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 Paw Paw Lake'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. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Paw Paw Lake's water quality report?

As a community water system, Paw Paw Lake 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 Geauga County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Chardon City Pws	Geauga	5,247	Community	Groundwater
Geauga County-Bainbridge	Geauga	3,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Middlefield Village Pws	Geauga	2,748	Community	Groundwater
West Geauga Plaza-Main	Geauga	1,997	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Tanglewood Lake Water Co	Geauga	1,800	Community	Groundwater
Burton Village Pws	Geauga	1,520	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, “Paw Paw Lake, PWSID OH2802211, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/paw-paw-lake-oh2802211 (data as of October 1, 2026).