Public water system record
Salem City
Serves Salem, Columbiana County, OH · 16,850 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Salem City in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Salem City draws water from 4 wells and 3 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1985, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 38 unknown out of 6,986 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jan 13, 2020 | Active |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Salem City go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2014, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Salem City draws water from 4 wells and 3 surface water intakes. 3 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Salem City.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Columbiana County-County Home Rd PWS Lisbon, OH
- Leetonia Village PWS New Waterford, OH
- Washingtonville Village PWS Washingtonville, OH
Annual water quality report
Salem City 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Ohio.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells