Shelby Welded Tube

How does Shelby Welded Tube compare with other water systems in Richland County?

By EPA's size categories, Shelby Welded Tube is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Richland County has 106 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 942 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 99,812 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Ohio, the 3,854 active systems average 2,767 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Shelby Welded Tube is well below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Ohio has 544 active non-transient non-community water systems, 14% 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 Shelby Welded Tube?

EPA lists Shelby Welded Tube 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. 94 of the 106 active systems in Richland County (89%) are also privately owned.