PUTNAM COMMUNITY WATER ASSOCIATION PWS: EPA violation history, explained
PUTNAM COMMUNITY WATER ASSOCIATION 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: 2,744, over 950 connections.
PUTNAM COMMUNITY WATER ASSOCIATION PWS's record against the rest of the country
23 total violations and 9 health-based ones put PUTNAM COMMUNITY WATER ASSOCIATION PWS at the 83th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,178 of 12,903.
Against the OH average
OH's 394 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; PUTNAM COMMUNITY WATER ASSOCIATION PWS carries 9, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
PUTNAM COMMUNITY WATER ASSOCIATION PWS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-07-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2015-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
PUTNAM COMMUNITY WATER ASSOCIATION 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Nitrate / nitrite - flagged from: Nitrate
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What PUTNAM COMMUNITY WATER ASSOCIATION PWS's record does not cover
This is what PUTNAM COMMUNITY WATER ASSOCIATION 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 23 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.