Public water system record
Cleveland Public Water System
Serves Cleveland, Strongsville, North Royalton and 50 more places, Cuyahoga County, OH · 1,308,955 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Cleveland Public Water System 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
- Cleveland Public Water System draws water from 4 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 144,193 lead and 56,954 unknown out of 434,395 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
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Cleveland Public Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 38 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 33 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began July 2009, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Cleveland Public Water System draws water from 4 surface water intakes. 6 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Cleveland Public Water System.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Aurora City - Cleveland PWS Aurora, OH
- Bedford City PWS Bedford, OH
- Chagrin Falls Village PWS Chagrin Falls, OH
- Columbia Park Water System Olmsted Twp, OH
- Geauga County-Bainbridge Chardon, OH
- Lakewood City PWS Lakewood, OH
Annual water quality report
Cleveland 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.
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