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BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER

PWS ID: OH1502911 · WELLSVILLE, Ohio 43968

BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER serves 10,300 people in WELLSVILLE, Ohio using Surface Water water sources. It has 112 recorded EPA violations, including 10 health-based violations. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER

BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 10,300 residents in WELLSVILLE, Ohio (Columbiana County) through 4,289 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 112 total violations for this system , of which 10 (9%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 80 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 20 violations (MR). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

Across Ohio, EPA tracks 4,181 public water systems serving 11,085,226 people, with 288,388 cumulative violations and 52,412 health-based violations on record. About 90% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 69 violations. BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER's 112 violations sit above the Ohio average. Statewide, 204 of 346 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (59%). All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
10,300
Total Violations
112
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
4,289
County
Columbiana
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
80
Treatment Tech Violations
6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 20 1994
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 2024
TTHM MR 8 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2023
Nitrate MR 5 1994
TTHM MCL 4 2004
E. COLI MR 4 2016
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 1993
Turbidity MR 4 2016
CARBON, TOTAL MR 4 2004
Cryptosporidium MR 4 2016
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 2003
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 3 2024
Cadmium MR 2 1988
Chromium MR 2 1988
Selenium MR 2 1988
Barium MR 2 1988
Fluoride MR 2 1988
Mercury MR 2 1988
Endrin MR 1 1988
BHC-GAMMA MR 1 1988
Methoxychlor MR 1 1988
Toxaphene MR 1 1988
2,4-D MR 1 1988
2,4,5-TP MR 1 1988
Arsenic MR 1 1988

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 120 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFHpS 8/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 8/1/2023 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/1/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 8/1/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 8/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 8/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 8/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 8/1/2023 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 8/1/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/1/2023 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/1/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 8/1/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 8/1/2023 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 8/1/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 8/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/1/2023 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/1/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 8/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 8/1/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/1/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 8/1/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 8/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 8/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 8/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 8/1/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/1/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/1/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 8/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 8/1/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 5/1/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 5/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 5/1/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 5/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 5/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 5/1/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 5/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 5/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 5/1/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/1/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 5/1/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 5/1/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 5/1/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/1/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/1/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records — or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status — go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS — Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID OH1502911 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Ohio Drinking Water Authority

Ohio EPA — Division of Drinking and Ground Waters is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER under EPA-delegated authority.

Open OH regulator portal

Source: Ohio EPA — Division of Drinking and Ground Waters

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 SDWIS / OH1502911 / 7000
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 3 SDWIS / OH1502911 / 5200
2023 TTHM MR 8 SDWIS / OH1502911 / 2950
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / OH1502911 / 2456
2016 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / OH1502911 / 3014
2016 Turbidity MR 4 SDWIS / OH1502911 / 0100
2016 Cryptosporidium MR 4 SDWIS / OH1502911 / 3015
2004 TTHM MCL 4 SDWIS / OH1502911 / 2950
2004 CARBON, TOTAL MR 4 SDWIS / OH1502911 / 2920
2003 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 SDWIS / OH1502911 / 0200
1994 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 20 SDWIS / OH1502911 / 0200
1994 Nitrate MR 5 SDWIS / OH1502911 / 1040
1993 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / OH1502911 / 3100
1988 Cadmium MR 2 SDWIS / OH1502911 / 1015
1988 Chromium MR 2 SDWIS / OH1502911 / 1020

How BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER Ohio avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 112 69 SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 10 12.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 59% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 10,300 2,651 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 4,181 regulated public water systems in Ohio.

Federal MCL reference — Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER water safe to drink? ▼
BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER (PWS ID: OH1502911) has 112 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 10,300 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER serve? ▼
BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER serves 10,300 people in WELLSVILLE, Ohio. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 4,289 service connections.
What type of violations does BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER have? ▼
BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER has 112 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 80 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER water? ▼
No. BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER use? ▼
BUCKEYE WATER DISTRICT - OHIO RIVER uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.

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Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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