Public water system record
Wellston City PWS
Serves Wellston, Jackson County, OH · 7,000 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Wellston City PWS in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Wellston City PWS draws water from 3 wells and 4 surface water intakes.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Ohio, December 2002.
- Record on file since 1991, with 16 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,134 unknown out of 2,426 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2017 | 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
|
Jan 27, 2022 | Active |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Wellston City PWS go back to 1991. Before October 20, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (16 resolved) and 69 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 58 |
| 2000s | 9 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 4 | 1 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2014, Resolved.
Show all 16 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Ohio regulators issued 1 boil water order to Wellston City PWS in 2002. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2002.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2002 | Ohio | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
2 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Wellston City PWS draws water from 3 wells and 4 surface water intakes.
Annual water quality report
Wellston 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.
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