Is WELLSTON CITY PWS's water safe to drink?
WELLSTON CITY PWS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 5,846, over 2,436 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, WELLSTON CITY PWS ranks 984th by violation burden (92th percentile) - 92 violations total, 18 health-baseds.
How WELLSTON CITY PWS compares within OH
OH's 394 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; WELLSTON CITY PWS carries 18, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for WELLSTON CITY PWS is from 2027-08-02 (health-based: 2018-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
WELLSTON 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: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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
WELLSTON 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 - 18 health-based violations on file for WELLSTON 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.