Community Water System · PWS OH1801212
Cleveland Public Water System
Operator location Cleveland, Ohio - larger served population (> 3,309) at 1,308,955 people served; 195 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.
- 1,308,955
- People served (this PWS)
- 195
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 4
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Cleveland Public Water System standing, high SDWIS violation third
1,308,955 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 2% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #16 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Cleveland Public Water System sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (195), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (1,308,955; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 2% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #16 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #1 of 931
- Population · OH
- 195
- Total EPA violations on record
- 2%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 453,705
- County
- Cuyahoga
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 185
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 4
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 39 | 2017 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 12 | 1993 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 6 | 2014 |
| Endrin | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Endothall | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Simazine | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| CYANIDE | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 4 | 2024 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Chlordane | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Aldicarb | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Atrazine | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| LASSO | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Picloram | MR | 4 | 1994 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | TT | 4 | 2009 |
| Diquat | MR | 4 | 1994 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Cleveland Public Water System has 195 recorded EPA violations, 85% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 15% carry more. 2% of this system's own violations are health-based (4 of 195), and it ranks #16 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)
195 Higher than most more violations than 85% 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. 0 of 464 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFNA | 9/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/3/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/3/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/3/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/3/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/3/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/3/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/3/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/3/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/3/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/3/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/3/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/3/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Cleveland Public Water System
EPA SDWIS lists 1,308,955 people served and 453,705 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Ohio EPA, Division of Drinking and Ground Waters
Nationwide peers
195 violations · 1,308,955 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Cleveland Public Water System
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
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