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Village of Shawnee

Serves Shawnee, Perry County, OH · 605 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Village of Shawnee in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • OH6401003
  • SHAWNEE
  • OH
  • 605 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 43730
EPA system ID OH6401003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Village of Shawnee buys its water from Burr Oak Regional Water District.
  • 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), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Ohio, January 2019.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 230 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No

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
 Nov 6, 2018 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for Village of Shawnee go back to 1999. 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 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 1

Enforcement actions

Ohio regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Village of Shawnee between 2018 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 18, 2019 Ohio Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule
Aug 16, 2018 Ohio Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Village of Shawnee buys its water from Burr Oak Regional Water District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Village of Shawnee 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.

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