Is NORTHWESTERN W AND SD - PORTAGE's water safe to drink?

NORTHWESTERN W AND SD - PORTAGE's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 4,776, over 1,592 connections.

How this compares nationally

7 total violations and 0 health-based ones put NORTHWESTERN W AND SD - PORTAGE at the 16th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 10,816 of 12,903.

Against the OH average

NORTHWESTERN W AND SD - PORTAGE's 0 health-based violations sit within the OH average of 5.5, across 394 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

NORTHWESTERN W AND SD - PORTAGE's most recent violation on record is dated 2016-05-08. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.

What NORTHWESTERN W AND SD - PORTAGE's record does not cover

NORTHWESTERN W AND SD - PORTAGE'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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 7 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.