What's in WAUSEON CITY PWS's water?
WAUSEON 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. 7,568 people get their water from it, across 3,123 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, WAUSEON CITY PWS ranks 963th by violation burden (93th percentile) - 28 violations total, 19 health-baseds.
How WAUSEON CITY PWS compares within OH
OH's 394 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; WAUSEON CITY PWS carries 19, 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 WAUSEON CITY PWS is from 2024-01-01 (health-based: 2024-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
WAUSEON 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:
- Nitrate / nitrite - flagged from: Nitrate
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is nitrate / nitrite, which points toward a reverse osmosis-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is WAUSEON CITY PWS's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 19 health-based violations on file for WAUSEON 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.