Public water system · OH8135312
ActiveVan-Del Drive-in
At a glance
Van-Del Drive-in (PWSID OH8135312) is an active transient non-community water system in Van Wert County, Ohio. It reports serving 219 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 November 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
219
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Van-Del Drive-in compare with other water systems in Van Wert County?
By EPA's size categories, Van-Del Drive-in is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Van Wert County has 31 active public water systems. Its population served is about 66% below the county average of 641 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 19,877 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 Van-Del Drive-in is about 52% above 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 Van-Del Drive-in?
EPA lists Van-Del Drive-in 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. 24 of the 31 active systems in Van Wert County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Van-Del Drive-in have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. The violations listed here began between May 2016 and November 2025. By type: 2 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2017-05-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-05-07 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Van-Del Drive-in: frequently asked questions
Who runs Van-Del Drive-in?
Van-Del Drive-in (PWSID OH8135312) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.
How many people does Van-Del Drive-in serve?
Van-Del Drive-in reports serving 219 people through 1 service connection in Van Wert County, Ohio.
Where does Van-Del Drive-in 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 Van-Del Drive-in have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. 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 Van-Del Drive-in'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. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.
Where can I find Van-Del Drive-in's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Van-Del Drive-in 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 Van Wert County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Wert City | Van Wert | 10,846 | Community | Surface water |
| Convoy Village | Van Wert | 1,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lincolnview K-12 School | Van Wert | 882 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Odot Rest Area 1-27 Eb | Van Wert | 761 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Brookside Dairy & Convenience Store Pws | Van Wert | 750 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ohio City Village Pws | Van Wert | 705 | 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, “Van-Del Drive-in, PWSID OH8135312, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/van-del-drive-in-oh8135312 (data as of October 1, 2026).