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Amherst City PWS

Serves an area of Lorain County, OH that includes Amherst · 11,797 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Amherst City PWS in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • OH4700003
  • AMHERST
  • OH
  • 11,797 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 44001
EPA system ID OH4700003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Amherst City PWS buys its water from Elyria Water Department and Lorain City PWS.
  • Record on file since 1995, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,877 unknown out of 6,502 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jan 23, 2019 Active

Full record since 1995

EPA's records for Amherst City PWS go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 0 1

Where the water comes from

Amherst City PWS buys its water from Elyria Water Department and Lorain City PWS. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Amherst 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.

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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