Public water system · OH3053012
ActiveSalt Fork Utility Co.
At a glance
Salt Fork Utility Co. (PWSID OH3053012) is an active transient non-community water system in Guernsey County, Ohio. It reports serving 2,054 people through 774 service connections. Its primary water source is 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 March 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,054
Service connections
774
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Salt Fork Utility Co. compare with other water systems in Guernsey County?
By EPA's size categories, Salt Fork Utility Co. is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Guernsey County has 13 active public water systems, and Salt Fork Utility Co. is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 18% below the county average of 2,493 people per system, and accounts for 6.3% of the 32,410 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 Salt Fork Utility Co. is about 14 times 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 Salt Fork Utility Co.?
EPA lists Salt Fork Utility Co. 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. 7 of the 13 active systems in Guernsey County (54%) are also privately owned.
Does Salt Fork Utility Co. have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between October 2018 and March 2026. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice, Nitrate, Revised Total Coliform Rule and Trichloroethylene. EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | 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.
Salt Fork Utility Co.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Salt Fork Utility Co.?
Salt Fork Utility Co. (PWSID OH3053012) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Salt Fork Utility Co. serve?
Salt Fork Utility Co. reports serving 2,054 people through 774 service connections in Guernsey County, Ohio.
Where does Salt Fork Utility Co. 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 Salt Fork Utility Co. 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 March 2026. 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 Salt Fork Utility Co.'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 March 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Salt Fork Utility Co.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Salt Fork Utility Co. 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 Guernsey County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge, City of | Guernsey | 10,520 | Community | Surface water |
| Guernsey Co. Water Dept. | Guernsey | 8,891 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Byesville | Guernsey | 5,104 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Western Guernsey Regional Water District | Guernsey | 3,225 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Quaker City | Guernsey | 750 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Pike'S Peak Campground | Guernsey | 700 | Transient non-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, “Salt Fork Utility Co., PWSID OH3053012, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/salt-fork-utility-co-oh3053012 (data as of October 1, 2026).