DrinkingWaterCheck

What's in YOUNGSTOWN CITY PWS's water?

YOUNGSTOWN CITY PWS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 130,530 people through 52,603 service connections.

How this compares nationally

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, YOUNGSTOWN CITY PWS ranks 8,521th by violation burden (34th percentile) - 6 violations total, 1 health-based.

Against the OH average

OH's 394 covered systems average 5.5 health-based violations each; YOUNGSTOWN CITY PWS carries 1, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

YOUNGSTOWN CITY PWS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2015-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/15/2026.

The concern categories on record

YOUNGSTOWN 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:

The most severe category on record is disinfection byproducts, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What YOUNGSTOWN CITY PWS's record does not cover

Everything on this page is YOUNGSTOWN CITY PWS's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 1 health-based violation on file for YOUNGSTOWN 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.