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Rushville Village Pws

At a glance

Rushville Village Pws (PWSID OH2303103) is an active community water system in Fairfield County, Ohio. It reports serving 357 people through 208 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.

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

Population served

357

Service connections

208

Primary source

GWP

Purchased groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDOH2303103

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served357

Service connections208

Primary water sourcePurchased groundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyOH state drinking water program

City served—

StateOhio

ZIP—

CountyFairfield County

How does Rushville Village Pws compare with other water systems in Fairfield County?

By EPA's size categories, Rushville Village Pws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fairfield County has 70 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,415 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 99,017 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 Rushville Village Pws 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 Rushville Village Pws?

EPA lists Rushville Village 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. 16 of the 70 active systems in Fairfield County (23%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Rushville Village Pws have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2005 and October 2025. By type: 8 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met, 1 reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (8 of them). EPA lists 7 as unaddressed and 4 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
2025-10-15	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2024-12-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2024-10-17	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Resolved
2024-10-17	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Resolved
2023-12-29	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2021-11-08	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2020-10-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2020-01-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2018-12-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2017-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2005-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	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.

Rushville Village Pws: frequently asked questions

Who runs Rushville Village Pws?

Rushville Village Pws (PWSID OH2303103) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.

How many people does Rushville Village Pws serve?

Rushville Village Pws reports serving 357 people through 208 service connections in Fairfield County, Ohio.

Where does Rushville Village Pws 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 Rushville Village Pws have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Rushville Village 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 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Rushville Village Pws' water quality report?

As a community water system, Rushville Village 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 Fairfield County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Lancaster City Pws	Fairfield	40,400	Community	Groundwater
Pickerington City Pws	Fairfield	19,141	Community	Groundwater
Fairfield County Utilities Pws	Fairfield	15,486	Community	Groundwater
Millersport Village Pws	Fairfield	3,200	Community	Groundwater
Baltimore Village Pws	Fairfield	2,995	Community	Groundwater
Canal Pointe Industrial Park Pws	Fairfield	1,721	Community	Purchased 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, “Rushville Village Pws, PWSID OH2303103, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/rushville-village-pws-oh2303103 (data as of October 1, 2026).