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Shelby City

Serves Shelby, Richland County, OH · 9,453 people served

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

  • OH7004511
  • SHELBY
  • OH
  • 9,453 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 44875
EPA system ID OH7004511

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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

  • Shelby City draws water from 4 surface water intakes and 2 reservoirs.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Ohio, October 2006.
  • Record on file since 1985, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 616 lead and 941 unknown out of 3,861 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
 Nov 29, 2018 Active
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1985

EPA's records for Shelby City go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (17 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 8
1990s 9 14
2000s 10 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2006, Resolved.

Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.11 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.117 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.115 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.119 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.121 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 1997 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 1997 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 1997 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1997 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1992 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1991 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1991 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1991 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Ohio regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Shelby City in 2006. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in October 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 30, 2006 Ohio Signed compliance agreement 31 violations (17 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Barium, Beryllium, Total, Cadmium, Chromium (total)

Where the water comes from

Shelby City draws water from 4 surface water intakes and 2 reservoirs.

Annual water quality report

Shelby City 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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Testing your own water

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