Public water system record
Sandusky City
Serves Sandusky, Erie County, OH · 25,793 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Sandusky 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
- 1
Key facts
- Sandusky City draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1985, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 6,676 lead and 1,834 unknown out of 10,363 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 REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Sandusky City go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 16 |
| 1990s | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began August 2006, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Sandusky City draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 2 other community water systems buy water from Sandusky City.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Erie Co Margaretta District Huron, OH
- Erie Co Perkins District Huron, OH
Annual water quality report
Sandusky 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