Public water system · OH1250812
ActiveSims and Murry Marathon Pws
At a glance
Sims and Murry Marathon Pws (PWSID OH1250812) is an active transient non-community water system in Clark County, Ohio. It reports serving 750 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
750
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sims and Murry Marathon Pws compare with other water systems in Clark County?
By EPA's size categories, Sims and Murry Marathon Pws is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Clark County has 78 active public water systems. Its population served is about 34% below the county average of 1,129 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 88,085 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 Sims and Murry Marathon Pws is about 5.2 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 Sims and Murry Marathon Pws?
EPA lists Sims and Murry Marathon 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. 67 of the 78 active systems in Clark County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Sims and Murry Marathon Pws have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. The violations listed here began between April 2003 and August 2020. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-11 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2005-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Sims and Murry Marathon Pws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sims and Murry Marathon Pws?
Sims and Murry Marathon Pws (PWSID OH1250812) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Sims and Murry Marathon Pws serve?
Sims and Murry Marathon Pws reports serving 750 people through 1 service connection in Clark County, Ohio.
Where does Sims and Murry Marathon 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 Sims and Murry Marathon Pws have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. 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 Sims and Murry Marathon 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sims and Murry Marathon Pws' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sims and Murry Marathon 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 Clark County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield City Pws | Clark | 60,680 | Community | Groundwater |
| New Carlisle City Pws | Clark | 5,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Enon Village Pws | Clark | 2,415 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tecumseh Schools Main Campus | Clark | 2,100 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| South Charleston Village Pws | Clark | 1,660 | Community | Groundwater |
| Youngs Jersey Dairy Pws | Clark | 1,340 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Sims and Murry Marathon Pws, PWSID OH1250812, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/sims-and-murry-marathon-pws-oh1250812 (data as of October 1, 2026).