Question 1

Is St John the Baptist Catholic Church water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

St John the Baptist Catholic Church (PWS ID: OH0253512) has 287 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 155 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does St John the Baptist Catholic Church serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that St John the Baptist Catholic Church serves 155 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Delphos or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3 service connections. The operator address is listed in Delphos, Ohio.

Question 3

What type of violations does St John the Baptist Catholic Church have?

Accepted Answer

St John the Baptist Catholic Church has 287 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 267 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in St John the Baptist Catholic Church water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for St John the Baptist Catholic Church under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does St John the Baptist Catholic Church use?

Accepted Answer

St John the Baptist Catholic Church uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

How does St John the Baptist Catholic Church's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

St John the Baptist Catholic Church has 287 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 10% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 90% of that cohort has fewer violations than St John the Baptist Catholic Church. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	18	2000
Xylenes, Total	MR	12	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	12	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	12	2001
Benzene	MR	12	2001
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	12	2001
Vinyl chloride	MR	12	2001
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	12	2001
Ethylbenzene	MR	12	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	12	2001
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	12	2001
Toluene	MR	12	2001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	12	2001
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	12	2001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	12	2001
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	12	2001
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	12	2001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	12	2001
Styrene	MR	12	2001
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	12	2001
Trichloroethylene	MR	12	2001
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	12	2001
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	11	2021
Coliform (TCR)	MR	4	2000
Public Notice	Other	2	2021

St John the Baptist Catholic Church

St John the Baptist Catholic Church standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for St John the Baptist Catholic Church

Nationwide peers

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