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Community Water System · PWS OH0700011

Barnesville

Operator location Barnesville, Ohio - UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 70 violations and 6,500 people served.

6,500
People served (this PWS)
70
EPA violations (this PWS)
14
Health-based (this PWS)
1 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Barnesville standing, mid SDWIS violation third

UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound - lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 20% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #6,455 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Barnesville lands in the middle third by violation volume (70), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (6,500; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 20% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 1 PFAS compound (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).

#6,455 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#225 of 931
Population · OH
70
Total EPA violations on record
20%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

PFAS Detected

1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
2,368
County
Belmont
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
49
Treatment Tech Violations
14

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 17 1994
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 1993
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 1993
Coliform (TCR) MR 7 2014
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 6 2008
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 2008
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 2018
Arsenic MR 1 1985
Barium MR 1 1985
Cadmium MR 1 1985
Chromium MR 1 1985
Fluoride MR 1 1985
Mercury MR 1 1985
Nitrate MR 1 1985
Selenium MR 1 1985
Endrin MR 1 1988
2,4,5-TP MR 1 1988
Toxaphene MR 1 1988
2,4-D MR 1 1988
Methoxychlor MR 1 1988
BHC-GAMMA MR 1 1988

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Barnesville has 70 recorded EPA violations, 65% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 35% carry more. 20% of this system's own violations are health-based (14 of 70), and it ranks #6,455 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

70 Around the middle fewer violations than 35% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 4 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFPeS 8/14/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/14/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/14/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/14/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/14/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/14/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/14/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/14/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/14/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/14/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/14/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/14/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/14/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/14/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/14/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/14/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 8/14/2023 6.90 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFPeA 8/14/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/14/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 8/14/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/14/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/14/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/14/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/14/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 8/14/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/14/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/14/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/14/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/14/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/8/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 5/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/8/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/8/2023 5.40 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFOS 5/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

UCMR5 PFAS record for Barnesville

Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS OH0700011 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Ohio EPA, Division of Drinking and Ground Waters

Nationwide peers

70 violations · 6,500 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Barnesville

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

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