Public water system record
Lakewood City PWS
Serves Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, OH · 50,942 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Lakewood City PWS in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- Lakewood City PWS buys its water from Cleveland Public Water System.
- Record on file since 2002, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 3,645 lead and 149 unknown out of 14,138 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Sep 28, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 14, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Aug 23, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Nov 2, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 26, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jan 7, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Lakewood City PWS go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 9 |
Where the water comes from
Lakewood City PWS buys its water from Cleveland Public Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Cleveland Public Water System Cleveland, OH
Annual water quality report
Lakewood 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
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