Is NEWARK CITY PWS's water safe to drink?
NEWARK CITY PWS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 49,934, over 19,331 connections.
NEWARK CITY PWS's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, NEWARK CITY PWS ranks 3,517th by violation burden (73th percentile) - 28 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
How NEWARK CITY PWS compares within OH
OH's 394 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; NEWARK CITY PWS carries 5, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for NEWARK CITY PWS is from 2025-02-07 (health-based: 1995-01-05). Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
NEWARK 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: 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 this data is and is not
This is what NEWARK CITY PWS 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. This record - 5 health-based violations on file for NEWARK CITY PWS - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.