What's in WEST UNION PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM's water?
WEST UNION 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. Population served: 3,170, over 1,585 connections.
How this compares nationally
WEST UNION PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM has 9 violations on record in total, 3 of thems health-based - ranking it 5,347th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 59th percentile nationally.
How WEST UNION PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM compares within OH
OH's 394 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; WEST UNION PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM carries 3, not more than typical for the state. 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 WEST UNION 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
WEST UNION 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
This is what WEST UNION PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM 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 - 3 health-based violations on file for WEST UNION 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.