SALEM CITY: EPA violation history, explained
SALEM CITY has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 16,850 people through 6,958 service connections.
SALEM CITY's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SALEM CITY ranks 3,559th by violation burden (72th percentile) - 23 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
Against the OH average
Among the 394 OH systems in this dataset, the average is 5.5 health-based violations - SALEM CITY's 5 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
SALEM CITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2022-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2014-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
SALEM CITY'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
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 SALEM CITY's record does not cover
This is what SALEM CITY 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. Between the utility's meter and SALEM CITY's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,559th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.