MARIETTA CITY PWS: EPA violation history, explained
MARIETTA 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 18,707 people through 6,468 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, MARIETTA CITY PWS ranks 6,046th by violation burden (53th percentile) - 32 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
Against the OH average
Among the 394 OH systems in this dataset, the average is 5.5 health-based violations - MARIETTA CITY PWS's 2 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
MARIETTA CITY PWS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 1992-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
MARIETTA 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: Coliform (TCR)
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 MARIETTA CITY PWS's record does not cover
MARIETTA 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 MARIETTA CITY PWS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 6,046th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.