Public water system · OH7939012
ActiveSandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws
At a glance
Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws (PWSID OH7939012) is an active transient non-community water system in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws compare with other water systems in Tuscarawas County?
By EPA's size categories, Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tuscarawas County has 76 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 860 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 65,378 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 Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws is well 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 Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws?
EPA lists Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws 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. 61 of the 76 active systems in Tuscarawas County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between July 1997 and March 2026. By type: 5 monitoring, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
| 2025-03-21 | 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 |
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-09-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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.
Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws?
Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws (PWSID OH7939012) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws serve?
Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
Where does Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws 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 Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 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 Sandy Valley Foe 3228 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 10 violations for this system; 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 Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws 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 Tuscarawas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Philadelphia City Pws | Tuscarawas | 17,410 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dover City Pws | Tuscarawas | 13,253 | Community | Groundwater |
| Twin City Water and Sewer District Pws | Tuscarawas | 9,224 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newcomerstown Village Pws | Tuscarawas | 3,882 | Community | Groundwater |
| Newpointe Community Church Pws | Tuscarawas | 2,640 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Strasburg Village Pws | Tuscarawas | 2,610 | 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, “Sandy Valley Foe 3228 Pws, PWSID OH7939012, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/sandy-valley-foe-3228-pws-oh7939012 (data as of October 1, 2026).