Public water system record
Germantown City PWS
Serves Germantown, Montgomery County, OH · 5,796 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Germantown 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
- Germantown City PWS draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Ohio, May 1997.
- Record on file since 1991, with 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,363 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Dec 22, 2020 | Active |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Germantown City PWS go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 21 health-based violations (21 resolved) and 70 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20 | 40 |
| 2000s | 1 | 29 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2007, Resolved.
Show all 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Ohio regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Germantown City PWS in 1997. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 1997 | Ohio | Compliance order (no penalty) | 21 violations: 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,2-Dichloropropane, 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, DICHLOROMETHANE, 1,2-Dichloroethane |
| May 1, 1997 | Ohio | Compliance order with a penalty | 19 violations (19 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| May 1, 1997 | Ohio | Compliance order (no penalty) | 19 violations (19 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Germantown City PWS draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Germantown 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