GALION CITY: EPA violation history, explained
GALION CITY had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 10,453 people get their water from it, across 4,963 connections.
GALION CITY's record against the rest of the country
24 total violations and 5 health-based ones put GALION CITY at the 73th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,549 of 12,903.
Against the OH average
OH's 394 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; GALION CITY carries 5, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
GALION CITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
GALION CITY's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is disinfection byproducts, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What GALION CITY's record does not cover
This is what GALION CITY reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 24 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.