Question 1

Is Manchester Middle School water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Manchester Middle School (PWS ID: OH7762512) has 151 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 515 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Manchester Middle School serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Manchester Middle School serves 515 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of New Franklin or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections. The operator address is listed in New Franklin, Ohio.

Question 3

What type of violations does Manchester Middle School have?

Accepted Answer

Manchester Middle School has 151 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 131 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Manchester Middle School water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Manchester Middle School under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Manchester Middle School use?

Accepted Answer

Manchester Middle School uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Manchester Middle School sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Manchester Middle School ranks #28,272 of 29,740 by people served, and #905 of 931 in Ohio. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Manchester Middle School's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Manchester Middle School has 151 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 19% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 81% of that cohort has fewer violations than Manchester Middle School. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	14	2001
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	12	2005
Nitrate	MR	10	2003
Coliform (TCR)	MR	7	2013
Atrazine	MR	6	2002
LASSO	MR	6	2002
Simazine	MR	6	2002
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	2001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	2001
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	2001
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	2001
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
Toluene	MR	4	2001
Styrene	MR	4	2001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2001
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2001
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2001
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	2001
Benzene	MR	4	2001
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	2001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2001
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	2001
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2001

Manchester Middle School

Manchester Middle School standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Manchester Middle School

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints