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West Union Public Water System

Serves West Union, Adams County, OH · 3,670 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for West Union Public Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • OH0100503
  • WEST UNION
  • OH
  • 3,670 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 45693
EPA system ID OH0100503

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • West Union Public Water System buys its water from Adams County Regional WD PWS.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 701 unknown out of 1,371 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Jul 2, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for West Union Public Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
2020s 1 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 1993, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1993 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1993 Resolved

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

West Union Public Water System buys its water from Adams County Regional WD PWS. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

West Union Public Water System must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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Testing your own water

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