Public water system record
Scio PWS
Serves Scio, Harrison County, OH · 763 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Scio PWS in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Scio PWS draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Ohio, November 2017.
- Record on file since 1986, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Dec 19, 2024 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 2, 2023 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Feb 6, 2020 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Active |
Full record since 1986
EPA's records for Scio PWS go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 111 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 | 88 |
| 2000s | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2013, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Ohio regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Scio PWS and issued 1 boil water order between 2002 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2017 | Ohio | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Dec 29, 2016 | Ohio | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
| Oct 3, 2002 | Ohio | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Scio PWS draws water from 2 wells. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Scio PWS.
Annual water quality report
Scio 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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