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Tri-County Water Authority

Serves an area of Harrison County and Belmont County, OH that includes Harrisville · 2,370 people served

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

  • OH3401403
  • HARRISVILLE
  • OH
  • 2,370 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 43972
EPA system ID OH3401403

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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

  • Tri-County Water Authority buys its water from Belmont Co. Sanitary District 3 PWS and Martins Ferry Public Water System.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, February 2010.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 775 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
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 20, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jan 1, 2009 Active

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Tri-County Water Authority go back to 1994. 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
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 0 2

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Tri-County Water Authority in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 2, 2010 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Where the water comes from

Tri-County Water Authority buys its water from Belmont Co. Sanitary District 3 PWS and Martins Ferry Public Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 2 other community water systems buy water from Tri-County Water Authority.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Tri-County Water Authority 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

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