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Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Water Systems
11
Population Served
1,410,751
Total Violations
1,166
81 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 6 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
106.0
Avg Violations per System
6.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
7 systems (64%)
GW
4 systems (36%)

PFAS Contamination

6
Systems Tested
3
PFAS Detected
50.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Cuyahoga Ohio water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (11)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Cleveland Public Water System 1,308,955 195 Clean
Lakewood City PWS 50,942 41 Clean
Berea City PWS 18,789 34 Clean
Bedford City PWS 13,149 8 Clean
Uh - Cleveland Medical Center 11,395 8 Detected
Chagrin Falls Village PWS 4,991 53 Clean
Columbia Park Water System 2,199 14 -
Chagrin Valley Hunt Club 100 35 -
Fellowship City Church - Orange Campus 100 76 -
Cleveland Metroparks/Albion Woods Picnic 75 54 -
Greentree Water Company 56 648 -

Other Counties in Ohio

Franklin County
96 systems · 1,503,985 served · 5,342 violations
Hamilton County
28 systems · 842,267 served · 1,480 violations
Montgomery County
74 systems · 529,379 served · 4,724 violations
Summit County
214 systems · 467,695 served · 17,163 violations
Lucas County
46 systems · 433,198 served · 3,569 violations
Butler County
22 systems · 378,755 served · 1,035 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Cuyahoga County? ▼
Cuyahoga County has 1,166 total drinking water violations across 11 water systems, of which 81 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Cuyahoga County systems? ▼
Water systems in Cuyahoga County serve approximately 1,410,751 people through 11 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Cuyahoga County water? ▼
Of 6 water systems tested for PFAS in Cuyahoga County, 3 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Cuyahoga County? ▼
Water systems in Cuyahoga County use SW (7 systems), GW (4 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 6.9% of Cuyahoga County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.