Public water system · OH8632312
ActiveSams Place Tavern
At a glance
Sams Place Tavern (PWSID OH8632312) is an active transient non-community water system in Williams County, Ohio. It reports serving 53 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
53
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sams Place Tavern compare with other water systems in Williams County?
By EPA's size categories, Sams Place Tavern is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Williams County has 43 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 628 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 27,007 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Ohio, the 3,854 active systems average 2,767 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Sams Place Tavern is about 63% below 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 Sams Place Tavern?
EPA lists Sams Place Tavern 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. 35 of the 43 active systems in Williams County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Sams Place Tavern have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2007. The violations listed here began between July 1998 and January 2007. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Sams Place Tavern: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sams Place Tavern?
Sams Place Tavern (PWSID OH8632312) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Sams Place Tavern serve?
Sams Place Tavern reports serving 53 people through 1 service connection in Williams County, Ohio.
Where does Sams Place Tavern 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 Sams Place Tavern have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2007. 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 Sams Place Tavern'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2007. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sams Place Tavern's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sams Place Tavern 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 Williams County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan City Pws | Williams | 8,729 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montpelier Village | Williams | 4,280 | Community | Groundwater |
| Edgerton Village | Williams | 1,881 | Community | Groundwater |
| West Unity Village | Williams | 1,760 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pioneer Village | Williams | 1,449 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stryker Village | Williams | 1,259 | 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, “Sams Place Tavern, PWSID OH8632312, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/sams-place-tavern-oh8632312 (data as of October 1, 2026).