Is LORAIN CITY PWS's water safe to drink?
LORAIN CITY PWS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 64,152 people through 26,519 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, LORAIN CITY PWS ranks 2,153th by violation burden (83th percentile) - 26 violations total, 9 health-baseds.
Against the OH average
Among the 394 OH systems in this dataset, the average is 5.5 health-based violations - LORAIN CITY PWS's 9 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
LORAIN CITY PWS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2011-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
LORAIN CITY PWS'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What LORAIN CITY PWS's record does not cover
LORAIN CITY PWS's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and LORAIN CITY PWS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,153th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.