Public water system record
Brown County Rural Water
Serves an area of Brown County, OH · 32,090 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Brown County Rural Water in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Brown County Rural Water draws water from 13 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Ohio, August 2004.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 10,282 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Brown County Rural Water go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 78 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 74 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began August 2004, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Ohio regulators issued 1 boil water order to Brown County Rural Water in 2004. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2004 | Ohio | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Brown County Rural Water draws water from 13 wells. 3 other community water systems buy water from Brown County Rural Water. 5 other public water systems have emergency connections to Brown County Rural Water.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Georgetown Village PWS Georgetown, OH
- Hamersville Village PWS Hamersville, OH
- Sardinia Village PWS Sardinia, OH
Annual water quality report
Brown County Rural Water must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Ohio.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells