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Community Water System · PWS OH6402703

Northern Perry Co.water #2

Operator location New Lexington, Ohio - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 92 EPA violations; groundwater source; 1,802 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).

1,802
People served (this PWS)
92
EPA violations (this PWS)
2
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Northern Perry Co.water #2 standing, high SDWIS violation third

92 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). 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 #14,416 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Northern Perry Co.water #2 sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (92), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 1,802 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 2% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#14,416 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#453 of 931
Population · OH
92
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
751
County
Perry
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
82
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MR 28 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 28 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 14 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2023
Public Notice Other 3 2023
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 2024

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Northern Perry Co.water #2 has 92 recorded EPA violations, 71% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 28% carry more. 2% of this system's own violations are health-based (2 of 92), and it ranks #14,416 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)

92 Around the middle fewer violations than 28% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 29 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFBS 5/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 5/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/19/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/19/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/19/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/19/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/19/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/19/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 5/19/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 5/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/19/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/19/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

SDWIS compliance record for Northern Perry Co.water #2

92 violations on record for OH6402703; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.

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

Nationwide peers

92 violations · 1,802 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.

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Cross-state systems near this population served

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

4 peers

What to do with Northern Perry Co.water #2

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