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Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex

At a glance

Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex (PWSID OH8402903) is an active community water system in Washington County, Ohio. It reports serving 446 people through 163 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.

This page covers its drinking water system only; sewer and wastewater service are not part of EPA's drinking water records.

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

Population served

446

Service connections

163

Primary source

GWP

Purchased groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDOH8402903

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served446

Service connections163

Primary water sourcePurchased groundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyOH state drinking water program

City served—

StateOhio

ZIP—

CountyWashington County

How does Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex compare with other water systems in Washington County?

By EPA's size categories, Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Washington County has 18 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,389 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 61,007 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 Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 114 Ohio systems (3%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex?

EPA lists Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex 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. 13 of the 18 active systems in Washington County (72%) are also privately owned.

Does Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2019 and December 2024. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 6 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 6 as unaddressed and 6 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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
2024-12-23	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2023-11-22	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2022-11-23	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2022-10-24	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2021-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2020-12-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2020-11-20	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex: frequently asked questions

Who runs Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex?

Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex (PWSID OH8402903) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.

How many people does Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex serve?

Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex reports serving 446 people through 163 service connections in Washington County, Ohio.

Where does Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex's water quality report?

As a community water system, Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex 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 Washington County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Marietta City Pws	Washington	18,707	Community	Groundwater
Little Hocking Water Association, Inc..	Washington	9,892	Community	Groundwater
Warren Comm W and S Assn 2	Washington	7,215	Community	Groundwater
Belpre City Pws	Washington	6,441	Community	Groundwater
Highland Ridge W and S Association Inc.	Washington	3,022	Community	Purchased groundwater
Tri-County Rural W and S District	Washington	3,000	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, “Reno Water and Sewer - Kardex, PWSID OH8402903, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/reno-water-and-sewer-kardex-oh8402903 (data as of October 1, 2026).