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Barberton City

Serves Barberton, Summit County, OH · 31,298 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Barberton City in the last ten years.

  • OH7700411
  • NORTON
  • OH
  • 31,298 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 44203
EPA system ID OH7700411

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

Key facts

  • Barberton City draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Ohio, September 1989.
  • Record on file since 1984, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 8,966 unknown out of 12,771 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
Turbidity
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1984

EPA's records for Barberton City go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (15 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 42 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 2 0
1990s 0 4
2000s 3 37
2010 to October 18, 2016 12 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began July 2015, Resolved.

Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.075 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.075 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2012 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2004 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 29, 1984 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1984 Archived

Enforcement actions

Ohio regulators issued 1 boil water order to Barberton City in 1989. The most recent was a boil water order in September 1989.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 11, 1989 Ohio Boil water order 1 violation

Where the water comes from

Barberton City draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Barberton 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.

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Testing your own water

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