Public water system record
Toronto PWS
Serves Toronto, Jefferson County, OH · 5,676 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Toronto PWS in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Toronto PWS draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Ohio, January 2018.
- Record on file since 1985, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 29 lead and 989 unknown out of 2,167 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
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 |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Aug 22, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Toronto PWS go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 12 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began June 1996, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Ohio regulators issued 1 boil water order to Toronto PWS in 2018. The most recent was a boil water order in January 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2018 | Ohio | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe 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
Where the water comes from
Toronto PWS draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems buy water from Toronto PWS.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Jefferson Co W and S District - M Steubenville, OH
- Jefferson Co W&S District- O Steubenville, OH
Annual water quality report
Toronto 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