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The Keg

At a glance

The Keg (PWSID OH6232012) is an active transient non-community water system in Ottawa County, Ohio. It reports serving 115 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024.

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

Population served

115

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDOH6232012

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served115

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyOH state drinking water program

City served—

StateOhio

ZIP—

CountyOttawa County

How does The Keg compare with other water systems in Ottawa County?

By EPA's size categories, The Keg is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ottawa County has 36 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,317 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 47,393 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 The Keg is about 20% 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 The Keg?

EPA lists The Keg 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. 28 of the 36 active systems in Ottawa County (78%) are also privately owned.

Does The Keg have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. The violations listed here began between July 1996 and March 2024. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-03-16	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2023-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Archived
2022-07-01	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
2009-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2009-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1998-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1997-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1996-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1996-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1996-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

The Keg: frequently asked questions

Who runs The Keg?

The Keg (PWSID OH6232012) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.

How many people does The Keg serve?

The Keg reports serving 115 people through 1 service connection in Ottawa County, Ohio.

Where does The Keg 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 The Keg have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. 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 The Keg'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.

Where can I find The Keg's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Keg 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 Ottawa County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Ottawa County Regional Water District	Ottawa	20,428	Community	Surface water
Port Clinton City	Ottawa	6,500	Community	Purchased surface water
Put-in-Bay Village	Ottawa	5,000	Community	Surface water
Oak Harbor Village	Ottawa	4,400	Community	Purchased surface water
Genoa Village	Ottawa	3,110	Community	Purchased surface water
Carroll Water and Sewer	Ottawa	2,288	Community	Surface water

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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, “The Keg, PWSID OH6232012, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/the-keg-oh6232012 (data as of October 1, 2026).