What's in STOW PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM's water?
STOW PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM 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 35,437 people through 13,297 service connections.
STOW PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
7 total violations and 2 health-based ones put STOW PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM at the 48th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,693 of 12,903.
How STOW PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM compares within OH
OH's 394 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; STOW PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM carries 2, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for STOW PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM is from 2025-05-10 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
STOW PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM'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 REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
STOW PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM'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 - 2 health-based violations on file for STOW PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM - 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.