SIDNEY CITY PWS: EPA violation history, explained
SIDNEY CITY PWS had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 20,614 people through 9,459 service connections.
How this compares nationally
36 total violations and 5 health-based ones put SIDNEY CITY PWS at the 73th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,482 of 12,903.
How SIDNEY CITY PWS compares within OH
SIDNEY CITY PWS's 5 health-based violations sit within the OH average of 5.5, across 394 systems statewide. 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 SIDNEY CITY PWS is from 2024-01-10 (health-based: 2024-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SIDNEY 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
- 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 this data is and is not
SIDNEY 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. This record - 5 health-based violations on file for SIDNEY 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.