Public water system record
Sheffield Lake City PWS
Serves Sheffield Lake and Sheffield, Lorain County, OH · 9,108 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Sheffield Lake City PWS in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Sheffield Lake City PWS buys its water from Avon Lake City PWS and Lorain City PWS.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, February 2009.
- Record on file since 2007, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 1,942 unknown out of 3,212 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.
None since October 2016.
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 |
Full record since 2007
EPA's records for Sheffield Lake City PWS go back to 2007. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Sheffield Lake City PWS in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2009 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
Where the water comes from
Sheffield Lake City PWS buys its water from Avon Lake City PWS and Lorain City PWS. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Avon Lake City PWS Avon Lake, OH
- Lorain City PWS Lorain, OH
Annual water quality report
Sheffield Lake 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