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Wayne County, Ohio

Water Systems
177
Population Served
85,031
Total Violations
10,471
1,657 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

84.7%
Systems with Violations
59.2
Avg Violations per System
15.8%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (28%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
3
PFAS Detected
100.0%
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

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

No violations on record (8) One or more violations (42)

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
Wooster City PWS 26,618 28 Detected
Orrville City PWS 8,452 40 Clean
Rittman City PWS 6,491 87 Clean
Doylestown Village PWS 3,051 24 -
Creston Village 2,171 230 -
Dalton Village PWS 2,000 25 -
Northwestern Local Schools PWS 1,540 101 -
Shreve Village PWS 1,514 122 -
West Salem Village PWS 1,410 92 -
Smithville Village PWS 1,232 43 -
Apple Creek Village PWS 1,190 98 -
Bellstores #1159 PWS 1,160 0 -
McDonalds Restaurant - Wooster 1,042 600 -
Bell Stores South Marathon 1,016 24 -
Lehman's Hardware / Hrm Enterprises 910 176 -
Triway K-12 School 820 18 -
Marshallville Village PWS 756 64 -
Gerbers Poultry, Inc. 546 5 -
Odot / Rest Area 3-35 500 4 -
Odot / Rest Area 3-36 500 0 -
Smithville Western Limited 480 29 -
Speedway #1052 475 0 -
Lake Wapusun North Well PWS 453 41 -
Lake Wapusun South Well PWS 453 20 -
Westview MHP 450 97 -
Giant Oil #450 450 147 -
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church & Preschool 429 59 -
Mount Eaton Village PWS 425 62 -
Fredericksburg Village PWS 420 13 -
Kidron Mennonite Church 400 26 -
Crossroads Community Church PWS 400 11 -
Green Leaf Restaurant PWS 400 12 -
Church of the Saviour 385 70 -
Smithville Apostolic Christian Church Pw 375 0 -
Mennonite Christian Assembly 350 0 -
Kidron Town and Country Store 330 117 -
Oak Park Estates LLC 300 37 -
Central Christian High School 300 18 -
Kingsway Christian School PWS 270 20 -
Rock of Ages School and Church 247 104 -
Caskeys Inc 240 92 -
Oak Grove Mennonite Church and Preschool 232 37 -
Wayne County Care Center 225 48 -
Dollar General #22742 - Fredericksburg 223 0 -
Lincoln Terrace Estates 222 52 -
County Line Campus of Grace Church 220 51 -
Wayne Lanes 220 34 -
Dollar General 23922 Apple Creek 220 0 -
Dollar General #21662 - Wooster 212 0 -
Chippewa Golf Corp 200 136 -

Other Counties in Ohio

Franklin County
96 systems · 1,503,985 served · 5,342 violations
Cuyahoga County
11 systems · 1,410,751 served · 1,166 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

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Wayne County? ▼
Wayne County has 10,471 total drinking water violations across 177 water systems, of which 1,657 are health-based violations. 84.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Wayne County systems? ▼
Water systems in Wayne County serve approximately 85,031 people through 177 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Wayne County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Wayne County, 3 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Wayne County? ▼
Water systems in Wayne County use GW (50 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. 15.8% of Wayne 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.