Public water system record
Fremont City
Serves Fremont and Stony Prairie, Sandusky County, OH · 18,319 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Fremont City 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
- 3
Key facts
- Fremont City draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 1 reservoir.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Ohio, August 2011.
- Record on file since 1985, with 42 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 176 lead and 2,656 unknown out of 6,599 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 |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Feb 2, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Nov 29, 2018 | Active |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Fremont City go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 42 health-based violations (41 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 25 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began May 2010, Resolved.
Show all 42 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.3 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
May 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Feb 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.3 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.1 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.2 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jun 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.7 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.7 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
May 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.7 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jun 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.8 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.1 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Mar 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.7 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.9 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jun 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
May 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
May 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jun 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19.8 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Jun 18, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
May 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1986 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 25, 1985 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Ohio regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Fremont City between 1995 and 2011. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2011 | Ohio | Compliance order with a penalty | 4 violations (4 health-based): Nitrate |
| Jan 23, 1995 | Ohio | Compliance order (no penalty) | 14 violations (12 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Fremont City draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 1 reservoir.
Annual water quality report
Fremont 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.
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
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