Is STEUBENVILLE, CITY OF's water safe to drink?
STEUBENVILLE, CITY OF 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 17,000 people through 7,022 service connections.
STEUBENVILLE, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country
53 total violations and 22 health-based ones put STEUBENVILLE, CITY OF at the 94th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 807 of 12,903.
Against the OH average
STEUBENVILLE, CITY OF's 22 health-based violations sit above the OH average of 5.5, across 394 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
STEUBENVILLE, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-03-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-03-04. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
The concern categories on record
STEUBENVILLE, CITY OF'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: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- 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 STEUBENVILLE, CITY OF's record does not cover
This is what STEUBENVILLE, CITY OF 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 - 22 health-based violations on file for STEUBENVILLE, CITY OF - 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.