SIDNEY CITY PWS

Q: Is SIDNEY CITY PWS water safe to drink?

SIDNEY CITY PWS (PWS ID: OH7501214) has 141 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 20,614 people using Surface Water sources.

Q: How many people does SIDNEY CITY PWS serve?

SIDNEY CITY PWS serves 20,614 people in SIDNEY, Ohio. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 9,459 service connections.

Q: What type of violations does SIDNEY CITY PWS have?

SIDNEY CITY PWS has 141 total violations: 20 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 116 monitoring/reporting violations, and 16 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Q: Has PFAS been detected in SIDNEY CITY PWS water?

No. SIDNEY CITY PWS was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.

Q: What water source does SIDNEY CITY PWS use?

SIDNEY CITY PWS uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Q: 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.

Reviewed byPlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · June 3, 2026

PWS ID: OH7501214 · SIDNEY, Ohio 45365

SIDNEY CITY PWS serves 20,614 people in SIDNEY, Ohio using Surface Water water sources. It has 141 recorded EPA violations, including 20 health-based violations. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing.

Water Quality Snapshot: SIDNEY CITY PWS

SIDNEY CITY PWS is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 20,614 residents in SIDNEY, Ohio (Shelby County) through 9,459 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 141 total violations for this system , of which 20 (14%) are health-based — meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 116 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 16 violations (TT, health-based). 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. SIDNEY CITY PWS's 141 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

20,614

Total Violations

141

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Surface Water

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Local
Connections: 9,459
County: Shelby
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 4
Monitoring Violations: 116
Treatment Tech Violations: 16

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	16	1995
Simazine	MR	8	2005
LASSO	MR	8	2005
Atrazine	MR	8	2005
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	2000
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	2000
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	2000
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	2000
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	2000
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	2000
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2000
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	2000
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	2000
Toluene	MR	4	2000
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2000
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2000
TTHM	MR	4	2021
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2000
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	2000
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	2000
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2000
Styrene	MR	4	2000
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	2021
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	2000
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2000
Benzene	MR	4	2000
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2000
TTHM	MCL	4	2024
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	1	2018

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

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

Contaminant	Date	Result	MRL	Status
PFTrDA	9/20/2023	<0.007 µg/L	0.007 µg/L	Not Detected
PFTA	9/20/2023	<0.008 µg/L	0.008 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxS	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDoA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
NMeFOSAA	9/20/2023	<0.006 µg/L	0.006 µg/L	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	9/20/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOS	9/20/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFUnA	9/20/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMBA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS	9/20/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	9/20/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
NFDHA	9/20/2023	<0.02 µg/L	0.02 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBA	9/20/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOA	9/20/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	9/20/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFNA	9/20/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
ADONA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFEESA	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	9/20/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeS	9/20/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpS	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	9/20/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBS	9/20/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMPA	9/20/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
lithium	9/20/2023	<9 µg/L	9 µg/L	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	6/2/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxS	6/2/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOS	6/2/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFOA	6/2/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDA	6/2/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFDoA	6/2/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHxA	6/2/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFUnA	6/2/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	6/2/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS	6/2/2023	<0.002 µg/L	0.002 µg/L	Not Detected
ADONA	6/2/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBS	6/2/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFBA	6/2/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFHpA	6/2/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	6/2/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	6/2/2023	<0.005 µg/L	0.005 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMPA	6/2/2023	<0.004 µg/L	0.004 µg/L	Not Detected
PFPeA	6/2/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFMBA	6/2/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 µg/L	Not Detected
PFEESA	6/2/2023	<0.003 µg/L	0.003 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 SIDNEY CITY PWS.

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 OH7501214 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 SIDNEY CITY PWS 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	TTHM	MCL	4	SDWIS / OH7501214 / 2950
2021	TTHM	MR	4	SDWIS / OH7501214 / 2950
2021	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	4	SDWIS / OH7501214 / 2456
2018	Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	1	SDWIS / OH7501214 / 7000
2005	Simazine	MR	8	SDWIS / OH7501214 / 2037
2005	LASSO	MR	8	SDWIS / OH7501214 / 2051
2005	Atrazine	MR	8	SDWIS / OH7501214 / 2050
2000	Xylenes, Total	MR	4	SDWIS / OH7501214 / 2955
2000	1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	SDWIS / OH7501214 / 2983
2000	CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	SDWIS / OH7501214 / 2989
2000	DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	SDWIS / OH7501214 / 2964
2000	1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	SDWIS / OH7501214 / 2980
2000	Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	SDWIS / OH7501214 / 2987
2000	1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	SDWIS / OH7501214 / 2977
2000	Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	SDWIS / OH7501214 / 2982

How SIDNEY CITY PWS Compares

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

Metric	SIDNEY CITY PWS	Ohio avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	141	69	SDWA compliance — any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	20	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	20,614	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 SIDNEY CITY PWS water safe to drink? ▼

SIDNEY CITY PWS (PWS ID: OH7501214) has 141 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 20,614 people using Surface Water sources.

How many people does SIDNEY CITY PWS serve? ▼

SIDNEY CITY PWS serves 20,614 people in SIDNEY, Ohio. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 9,459 service connections.

What type of violations does SIDNEY CITY PWS have? ▼

SIDNEY CITY PWS has 141 total violations: 20 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 116 monitoring/reporting violations, and 16 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in SIDNEY CITY PWS water? ▼

No. SIDNEY CITY PWS was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.

What water source does SIDNEY CITY PWS use? ▼

SIDNEY CITY PWS 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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