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City of Steubenville

Serves Steubenville, Mingo Junction and Pottery Addition, Jefferson County, OH · 17,000 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Steubenville in the last ten years, including an unresolved Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule violation.

  • OH4102411
  • STEUBENVILLE
  • OH
  • 17,000 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 43952
EPA system ID OH4102411

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
2
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • City of Steubenville draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2020.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Ohio, December 2025.
  • Record on file since 1985, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 208 lead and 9,744 unknown out of 10,610 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 210 Apr 3, 2025 Active
Enforcement action in place
 No
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved Yes
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Mar 1, 2018 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 1, 2018 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1985

EPA's records for City of Steubenville go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (19 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 8
1990s 6 7
2000s 12 12
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3
2020s 3 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began August 2016, Resolved.

Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2016 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2004 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2004 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2004 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2003 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2003 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2000 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Ohio regulators and EPA took 6 formal enforcement actions against City of Steubenville between 1993 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 17, 2025 Ohio Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Nov 3, 2025 Ohio Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Sep 26, 2019 Ohio Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Nov 20, 2006 Ohio Compliance order with a penalty 19 violations (11 health-based): Simazine, Atrazine, CARBON, TOTAL, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Oct 27, 1993 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Oct 27, 1993 Ohio Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

City of Steubenville draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Steubenville.

Annual water quality report

City of Steubenville 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

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