Public water system · OH5300612
ActiveTuppers Plains/Chester Water District
At a glance
Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District (PWSID OH5300612) is an active community water system in Meigs County, Ohio. It reports serving 16,087 people through 6,461 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
16,087
Service connections
6,461
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District compare with other water systems in Meigs County?
By EPA's size categories, Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Meigs County has 8 active public water systems, and Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4.5 times the county average of 3,572 people per system, and accounts for 56% of the 28,572 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Ohio, the 3,854 active systems average 2,767 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District is about 140% above that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Ohio has 1,028 active community water systems, 27% 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 Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District?
EPA lists Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District 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. 4 of the 8 active systems in Meigs County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. The violations listed here began between January 1997 and October 2021. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-27 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2020-01-28 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-12-13 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Berylliumcode 1075 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nickelcode 1036 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | 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.
Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District?
Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District (PWSID OH5300612) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District serve?
Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District reports serving 16,087 people through 6,461 service connections in Meigs County, Ohio.
Where does Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District 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 Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District's water quality report?
As a community water system, Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Meigs County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leading Creek Conservancy District | Meigs | 6,663 | Community | Groundwater |
| Middleport Village Pws | Meigs | 2,446 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pomeroy Village Pws | Meigs | 1,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Syracuse Village Pws | Meigs | 826 | Community | Groundwater |
| Racine Village Pws | Meigs | 675 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lock 24 Rv Park | Meigs | 50 | Transient non-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, “Tuppers Plains/Chester Water District, PWSID OH5300612, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/tuppers-plains-chester-water-district-oh5300612 (data as of October 1, 2026).