Public water system · OH8637712

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Southern Shores Campground Pws

At a glance

Southern Shores Campground Pws (PWSID OH8637712) is an active transient non-community water system in Williams County, Ohio. It reports serving 25 people through 41 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDOH8637712

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections41

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyOH state drinking water program

City served—

StateOhio

ZIP—

CountyWilliams County

How does Southern Shores Campground Pws compare with other water systems in Williams County?

By EPA's size categories, Southern Shores Campground Pws 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 less than 0.1% 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 Southern Shores Campground 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 Southern Shores Campground Pws?

EPA lists Southern Shores Campground 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. 35 of the 43 active systems in Williams County (81%) are also privately owned.

Does Southern Shores Campground Pws have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021. The violations listed here began between October 2005 and September 2021. By type: 4 monitoring, 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 3 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
2021-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-06-09	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2021-03-20	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2020-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2019-06-20	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2019-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2006-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

All 11 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.

Southern Shores Campground Pws: frequently asked questions

Who runs Southern Shores Campground Pws?

Southern Shores Campground Pws (PWSID OH8637712) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.

How many people does Southern Shores Campground Pws serve?

Southern Shores Campground Pws reports serving 25 people through 41 service connections in Williams County, Ohio.

Where does Southern Shores Campground 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 Southern Shores Campground Pws have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021. 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 Southern Shores Campground 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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Southern Shores Campground Pws' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Southern Shores Campground 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 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, “Southern Shores Campground Pws, PWSID OH8637712, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/southern-shores-campground-pws-oh8637712 (data as of October 1, 2026).