Public water system record

Willshire Village PWS

Serves Willshire and Wren, Van Wert County, OH · 405 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 36 monitoring/reporting issues for Willshire Village PWS in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

OH8100911
WILLSHIRE
OH
405 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater

ZIP 45898

EPA system ID OH8100911

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 2
Resolved: 1
Unresolved: 1
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 36

Key facts

Willshire Village PWS draws water from 2 wells.
Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Ohio, October 2018.
Record on file since 1985, with 66 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant	Rule family	Start date	Status	Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS Treatment technique failure	350	Oct 17, 2024	Active	No
Groundwater Rule Treatment technique failure	140	Feb 1, 2020	Resolved	No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue	Start date	Status
Public Notice OTHER	Nov 19, 2025	Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT	Oct 17, 2024	Active
Public Notice OTHER	Feb 22, 2024	Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2024	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2024	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Oct 3, 2023	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Oct 26, 2021	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Oct 19, 2020	Resolved
Cadmium Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Resolved
Barium Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Resolved
CYANIDE Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Resolved
Mercury Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Resolved
Antimony, Total Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Resolved
Fluoride Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Resolved
Selenium Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Resolved
Nickel Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Resolved
Chromium (total) Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Resolved
Thallium, Total Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Resolved
Beryllium, Total Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2020	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Dec 30, 2019	Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2019	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Jan 1, 2019	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Nov 1, 2018	Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting	Oct 1, 2018	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Sep 1, 2018	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Aug 14, 2018	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Aug 1, 2018	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2018	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Jun 1, 2018	Resolved
Groundwater Rule OTHER	Feb 11, 2018	Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2018	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2018	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Dec 1, 2017	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Aug 1, 2017	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Jun 1, 2017	Resolved

Full record since 1985

EPA's records for Willshire Village PWS go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 66 health-based violations (66 resolved) and 82 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1980s	0	14
1990s	66	60
2000s	0	6
2010 to October 18, 2016	0	2
October 19, 2016 to 2019	0	17
2020s	2	19

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began November 1998, Resolved.

Show all 66 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Nov 1, 1998	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Oct 1, 1998	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Sep 1, 1998	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Aug 1, 1998	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Jul 1, 1998	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Jun 1, 1998	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	May 1, 1998	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Apr 1, 1998	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Mar 1, 1998	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Feb 1, 1998	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Jan 1, 1998	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Dec 1, 1997	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Nov 1, 1997	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Oct 1, 1997	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Sep 1, 1997	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Aug 1, 1997	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Jul 1, 1997	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Jun 1, 1997	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	May 1, 1997	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Apr 1, 1997	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Mar 1, 1997	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Feb 1, 1997	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Jan 1, 1997	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Dec 1, 1996	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Nov 1, 1996	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Oct 1, 1996	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Sep 1, 1996	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Aug 1, 1996	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Jul 1, 1996	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Jun 1, 1996	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	May 1, 1996	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Apr 1, 1996	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Mar 1, 1996	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Feb 1, 1996	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Jan 1, 1996	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Dec 1, 1995	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Nov 1, 1995	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Oct 1, 1995	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Sep 1, 1995	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Aug 1, 1995	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Jul 1, 1995	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Jun 1, 1995	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	May 1, 1995	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Apr 1, 1995	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Mar 1, 1995	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Feb 1, 1995	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Jan 1, 1995	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Dec 1, 1994	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Nov 1, 1994	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Oct 1, 1994	Resolved

16 older violations are not listed here. EPA ECHO has the complete list.

Enforcement actions

Ohio regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Willshire Village PWS between 1991 and 2018, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was an administrative penalty in October 2018.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Oct 15, 2018	Ohio	Administrative penalty	1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Apr 13, 2018	Ohio	Administrative penalty	1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule
Nov 6, 1996	Ohio	Compliance order with a penalty	25 violations (25 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jun 20, 1995	Ohio	Compliance order (no penalty)	25 violations (14 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jun 19, 1995	Ohio	Compliance order with a penalty	37 violations (25 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Dec 16, 1991	Ohio	Compliance order (no penalty)	4 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Willshire Village PWS draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Willshire Village PWS 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Willshire Village PWS for a copy.

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