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Bedford City PWS

Serves Bedford, Cuyahoga County, OH · 13,149 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Bedford City PWS in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • OH1800003
  • BEDFORD
  • OH
  • 13,149 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 44146
EPA system ID OH1800003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Bedford City PWS buys its water from Cleveland Public Water System.
  • Record on file since 2006, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 13 lead and 4,449 unknown out of 5,053 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Jul 2, 2025 Active

Full record since 2006

EPA's records for Bedford City PWS go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 2
2020s 0 3

Where the water comes from

Bedford City PWS buys its water from Cleveland Public Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Bedford City PWS 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

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