Water system
Roaming Shores Village
EPA ID OH0400611 · Ashtabula County · 1,764 people served · owned by a local government
Roaming Shores Village buys its water from Ashtabula County Water System.
The system's record
- Water bodies
- Lake Erie
- Raw intakes
- Aqua Ohio Ashtabula Lake Eri
- Serves
- 32,342 people · Ashtabula County
- EPA ID
- OH0400711
About this area's water Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula
Did you know
- The Ashtabula County Water System buys Aqua Ohio's treated water, and in 2023 also drew 2,192,388 gallons through a Lake County backup connection used about 365 days a year.
- Six PFAS compounds were sampled at the plant under Ohio's 2020 statewide initiative and none were detected in the finished drinking water.
- The city's wastewater plant discharges to Lake Erie after UV disinfection - the same lake the tap water comes from - and Ashtabula's sewers are all separate sanitary lines.
- The plant draws Lake Erie water through two separate intakes rather than a single one.
History5
- 1886Predecessor waterworks founded (per WaterZen profile); the system is now operated by Aqua Ohio, part of Essential Utilities.
- 2003Ohio EPA source water assessment found the Lake Erie source susceptible to wastewater and industrial discharges, runoff, spills and shipping.
- 2018Plant monitored source water for Cryptosporidium; detected in 1 of 9 raw-water samples and not detected in finished water.
- 2020Sampled under Ohio's statewide PFAS Drinking Water Sampling Initiative; six PFAS compounds tested, none detected in finished water.
- 2021Aqua Ohio Ashtabula maintained 'alternative TOC compliance' instead of meeting the standard total organic carbon removal ratio.
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Conventional Lake Erie surface-water plant drawing from two lake intakes: filtration (turbidity monitored continuously), chlorine disinfection and fluoridation, with TOC removal for byproduct control under alternative TOC compliance. Coagulant details not published.
Water pressure
not published; no psi figure or pressure-zone description appears in Aqua Ohio or Ashtabula County materials reviewed
What it costs
Aqua Ohio is investor-owned and its rates are set in PUCO tariffs; we found no Ashtabula-division rate sheet.
Water quality & impurities8
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Organic Carbon (removal ratio) Aqua's own table; range 0.60-1.19; on alternative TOC compliance, reported as no violation. | 0.60 ratio | 1.0 (TT) | 2023 |
| Turbidity Range 0.04-0.55 NTU; 99.8% of samples met the standard; no violation. | 0.55 NTU | 0.3 in 95% of… | 2023 |
| Fluoride Additive for dental health plus natural deposits; range 0.7-1.3 ppm. | 0.75 ppm | 4 | 2023 |
| Barium Naturally occurring and industrial discharge; well below the MCL. | 0.02 ppm | 2 | 2023 |
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Measured in the Ashtabula County distribution of Aqua's water; range 14.7-84.5 ppb. | 57.5 ppb | 80 | 2023 |
| Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) County distribution system sampling; range 10.6-42.3 ppb; no violation. | 34.7 ppb | 60 | 2023 |
| Total Chlorine (residual disinfectant) County distribution table; the report's violation cell reads '2' with no explanation. | 1.8 ppm | 4 (MRDL) | 2023 |
| Manganese (unregulated) UCMR4 entry-point result; range of detection 0.668-31.9 ppb. | 9.042 (avg) ppb | no federal limit | 2019 |
EPA compliance record · Roaming Shores Village
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 0 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.
5 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 1 for required testing that was missed or reported late; 4 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).
EPA compliance record · Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula (treats the water)
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 3.1 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.
1 violation of any kind logged since 2020: 1 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).
Supply stress
Lake Erie's volume means little scarcity risk, but Ohio EPA's 2003 assessment rates the source susceptible to wastewater and industrial discharges, urban runoff, and rail, vehicle and shipping spills. Cryptosporidium appeared in 1 of 9 raw samples in 2018 monitoring, never in finished water.
Sewers
Sanitary
City of Ashtabula Wastewater Treatment Plant, 303 Woodland Ave., runs separately from Aqua Ohio: 12.0 MGD average design flow, 18 MGD peak, 24 MGD maximum hydraulic; grit removal, primary settling, phosphorus removal, activated sludge, UV disinfection, anaerobic digestion; discharges to Lake Erie.
Storm
The city reports only separate sanitary sewers, so no combined sewer overflows; we found no municipal stormwater utility or fee.
Sourcesverified
Compiled from the utility's own reports and public records, then independently re-checked against primary sources.
Present in 2 ZIP codes
Serves
Main water supplier in 2 ZIP codes
- 44084 · Roaming Shores and Rock Creek27% of residents
- 44085 · Hartsgrove Township and Rome16% of residents
Population-weighted resident shares; a ZIP code can have more than one system on record. Recomputed from each ZIP's own system list, not from the map's cached footprint.
Buys from · Sells to
Roaming Shores Village buys its water from Ashtabula County Water System, which buys from Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula.
No other system is on record buying water from Roaming Shores Village.
What the records show about Roaming Shores Village
Who runs it
EPA's record describes Roaming Shores Village as owned by a local government. It has 1,108 service connections and serves 1,764 people.
EPA classes it as a community water system, one that serves the same residents all year.
Its office telephone on EPA's record is 440-563-3132.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), water system record.
How the water is treated
Roaming Shores Village buys water that Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula treats first, so the steps that count are the seller's. EPA's treatment table registers these steps for Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula: corrosion control, coagulation and settling, chlorine disinfection, iron and manganese removal, fluoridation, powdered activated carbon, and sand or media filtration.
The list is what each system registered with EPA for treatment plants EPA still shows as active, and it can lag a plant upgrade.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) treatment table (EPA Envirofacts, pulled September 2026).
Violations
EPA's record shows no health-based violations for Roaming Shores Village since 2015.
EPA logs 5 violations of any kind since 2020: 1 for required testing that was missed or reported late; 4 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) violation records: health-based violations with compliance periods beginning in 2015 or later, all violations from 2020 or later (EPA Envirofacts, pulled September 2026).
Lead and copper at the tap
In the sampling period ending December 2025, the 90th-percentile lead result at Roaming Shores Village was 0 ppb, under both the current 15 ppb action level and the 10 ppb level that applies from 2027. A result of 0 means at least nine in ten of the homes sampled had no lead detected.
The highest result on file is 4.1 ppb, in the period ending December 2016.
EPA has 8 sampling periods on file for Roaming Shores Village since 2016, the first ending in 2016; no period was above 10 ppb.
Every water system has to inventory its service lines, the pipes from the main to each building. In the inventory Roaming Shores Village sent EPA, 1,775 lines are counted.
| Material | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lead | 1 |
| Galvanized, needing replacement | 0 |
| Unknown material | 1,577 |
| Not lead | 197 |
| All lines | 1,775 |
Systems sample taps in the homes most likely to have lead pipes or solder. The 90th-percentile result is the level nine in ten of the sampled homes were at or below. Lead comes mostly from service lines and house plumbing, not the source water, so a low result for the system does not clear an old house.
EPA's dashboard status for this inventory: reported all required service line types.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) lead and copper 90th-percentile results (EPA Envirofacts), sampling periods ending 2016 or later; EPA's service line inventory dashboard, Ohio's 2026 Q2 submission.
PFAS
The water Roaming Shores Village buys is treated by Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula, so the results below are Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula's.
EPA's fifth national round of testing (UCMR 5) took 4 samples of the water entering the pipes of Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula in 2023 to 2024 and measured 29 PFAS. No PFAS was detected, PFOA and PFOS (federal limit 4 ng/L each) among them.
Ohio EPA's own statewide sampling tested 1 plant of Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula (latest sample September 2020). Not one of the six PFAS tested (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and PFBS) was detected.
Ohio EPA's current sampling status map lists 1 plant of Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula as sampled, most recently July 2025.
PFAS are the 'forever chemicals' from firefighting foam, plating shops and non-stick coatings. Results are for water leaving the plant, not your tap.
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data (final release, August 2026); Ohio EPA statewide PFAS sampling, 2019 to 2021, and its sampling status map.
Disinfection byproducts
Chlorine that disinfects water also reacts with organic matter to form byproducts. Two groups have federal limits: total trihalomethanes (TTHM, 80 µg/L) and five haloacetic acids (HAA5, 60 µg/L), judged on running yearly averages at each sampling site.
For TTHM, the average of Roaming Shores Village's samples in 2019, the last year it was sampled, was 41.4 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 77.8 µg/L and the highest single sample was 110.7 µg/L, from 56 samples taken from 2012 to 2019.
For HAA5, the average in the last year sampled was 42 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 47.1 µg/L and the highest single sample was 82.5 µg/L, from 58 samples.
| Byproduct | Limit | Latest yearly average | Worst yearly average | Highest sample | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 80 µg/L | 41.4 µg/L (2019) | 77.8 µg/L | 110.7 µg/L | 56 |
| HAA5 | 60 µg/L | 42 µg/L | 47.1 µg/L | 82.5 µg/L | 58 |
A yearly average of 0 means nothing was detected in that year's samples. EPA's file stops at 2019; Ohio EPA's Drinking Water Watch has newer results.
Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, distribution-system samples (non-detects counted as zero).
Nitrate, arsenic and radioactivity
The water Roaming Shores Village buys is treated by Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula, so the results below are Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula's.
Nitrate: the highest of 96 samples was 0.88 mg/L (as nitrogen) in 2013; in 2019, the last year sampled, the highest was 0.77 mg/L. No sample was over the limit of 10 mg/L. Nitrate above 10 is unsafe for infants.
Arsenic was not detected in 9 samples (limit 10 µg/L).
| Contaminant | Samples | Highest result | Limit | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate (as nitrogen) | 96 | 0.88 mg/L | 10 mg/L | 0 |
| Arsenic | 9 | not detected | 10 µg/L | 0 |
Measured in finished water: at the plant's entry points and in the distribution system; raw well and intake samples are left out. Non-detects count as zero.
Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, finished water of Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula.
Solvents and fuels
The water Roaming Shores Village buys is treated by Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula, so the results below are Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula's.
EPA's file holds results for all six solvent and fuel compounds it checked. Benzene, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, and vinyl chloride were not detected in 8 samples each.
| Compound | Limit | Samples | Detected in | Highest result | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzene | 5 µg/L | 8 | 0 of 8 | not detected | 0 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | 5 µg/L | 8 | 0 of 8 | not detected | 0 |
| 1,2-dichloroethane | 5 µg/L | 8 | 0 of 8 | not detected | 0 |
| Trichloroethylene (TCE) | 5 µg/L | 8 | 0 of 8 | not detected | 0 |
| Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) | 5 µg/L | 8 | 0 of 8 | not detected | 0 |
| Vinyl chloride | 2 µg/L | 8 | 0 of 8 | not detected | 0 |
"Not detected" means the lab's result was below what its method can measure, not that the compound is absent. Non-detects count as zero in the highest-result column.
Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, finished water of Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula.
Farm chemicals and metals
The water Roaming Shores Village buys is treated by Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula, so the results below are Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula's.
EPA's file holds results for 8 of the nine herbicides and metals it checked. Detected: chromium in 6 of 9 samples, highest 5.1 µg/L (limit 100); barium in 8 of 9 samples, highest 22 µg/L (limit 2,000). Not detected: atrazine in 8 samples, alachlor in 8 samples, cadmium in 9 samples, mercury in 9 samples, selenium in 9 samples, thallium in 9 samples.
| Substance | Kind | Limit | Samples | Detected in | Highest result | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrazine | Farm chemical | 3 µg/L | 8 | 0 of 8 | not detected | 0 |
| Alachlor | Farm chemical | 2 µg/L | 8 | 0 of 8 | not detected | 0 |
| Chromium | Metal | 100 µg/L | 9 | 6 of 9 | 5.1 µg/L | 0 |
| Cadmium | Metal | 5 µg/L | 9 | 0 of 9 | not detected | 0 |
| Barium | Metal | 2,000 µg/L | 9 | 8 of 9 | 22 µg/L | 0 |
| Mercury | Metal | 2 µg/L | 9 | 0 of 9 | not detected | 0 |
| Selenium | Metal | 50 µg/L | 9 | 0 of 9 | not detected | 0 |
| Thallium | Metal | 2 µg/L | 9 | 0 of 9 | not detected | 0 |
Non-detects count as zero in the highest-result column.
Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, finished water of Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula.
Bacteria in the pipes
From 2012 to 2019, 0 of 192 routine total coliform samples taken in the distribution system at Roaming Shores Village tested positive (0%); in 2019, the last year on file, 0 of 24 did.
A positive coliform test is a warning sign, not a violation by itself. E. coli is a sign that human or animal waste may have reached the water. Coliform counts are routine samples only; E. coli counts include repeat samples.
Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, distribution-system presence/absence tests for total coliform and E. coli.
Fluoride
The Ohio Department of Health's report to the CDC (My Water's Fluoride) says Roaming Shores Village buys its water from Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula, a system that adjusts the fluoride level to the recommended level for preventing tooth decay.
EPA's treatment table lists fluoridation among the steps at Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula, which treats the water Roaming Shores Village buys.
Measured fluoride: 0.84 mg/L on average leaving the plants of Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula, which supplies Roaming Shores Village, in 2019 (in the range dentists aim for); samples ran from 0.83 to 1.1 mg/L across 9 samples in 2012 to 2019.
The recommended level for preventing tooth decay is 0.7 mg/L; the federal limit is 4 mg/L. The treatment list is what each system registered with EPA and can lag a plant upgrade.
Source: CDC My Water's Fluoride (fluoridation status as reported by the Ohio Department of Health, fetched September 2026); EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) treatment table; EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, entry-point fluoride samples.
Lithium
Lithium was not detected in 4 UCMR 5 samples at Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula, which supplies Roaming Shores Village, last sampled in 2024 (the method reports from 9 µg/L).
Lithium is not regulated. EPA's draft health reference level is 10 µg/L, and it occurs naturally in deep groundwater, so well systems in the northwest run highest.
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data (final release, August 2026), samples from 2023 to 2025.
Algal toxins
The water Roaming Shores Village buys is treated by Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula, so the results below are Aqua Ohio - Ashtabula's.
Ohio EPA tests for microcystin, a toxin that harmful algal blooms can release, in raw water at the intake and in treated water.
At the intake, microcystin was detected 8 times in 230 raw-water samples, across 3 bloom seasons (2016 to 2019); the highest raw-water result was 2.97 µg/L on September 19, 2017. There has been no raw-water detection since 2024.
Microcystin was never detected in treated water (88 samples).
In all, 318 samples from 2016 to 2026, the latest on August 25, 2026.
| Water | Samples | Detections | Highest result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raw water, at the intake | 230 | 8 | 2.97 µg/L |
| Treated water | 88 | 0 | not detected |
The ten-day advisory levels for treated water are 0.3 µg/L for children under six and 1.6 µg/L for everyone else. Any detection at the intake triggers more frequent testing until two clean weeks.
Source: Ohio EPA public water system harmful algal bloom monitoring, 2016 to present (HAB data, fetched September 2026).
How well the service area is mapped
EPA estimated the service area of Roaming Shores Village with a computer model rather than drawing it from the utility's map, so its edges are approximate.
Source: EPA Service Area Boundaries; resident estimate by this atlas from ZIP-code overlap.
On the map
Show this system's territory on the map — 2 ZIP codes in all.
Sources
U.S. EPA SDWIS and Community Water System Service Area Boundaries (v3, 2026), Ohio EPA primacy data, 2020 census blocks: the system serving most residents, traced through purchases to the treating utility; Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water Rate Survey (Ohio State, May 2025) for household bills; Ohio EPA DEFA loan awards since 2016 for the loans paragraph · EPA SDWIS · EPA service area boundaries · Ohio EPA drinking water · Ohio EPA rate survey
EPA's own record for this system: Enforcement and Compliance History report for OH0400611 (EPA ECHO).
