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St. Luke Lutheran Community - Portage La

On record as serving Summit County, OH · Serves 143 people

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for St. Luke Lutheran Community - Portage La in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • OH7708812
  • AKRON
  • OH
  • 143 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 44319
EPA system ID OH7708812

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
10

Key facts

  • St. Luke Lutheran Community - Portage La draws water from 1 well.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 16 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Ohio, September 1998.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1 service line.

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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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 330 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 3, 2023 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Nov 3, 2021 Active
Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jan 25, 2019 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 22, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for St. Luke Lutheran Community - Portage La go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 41 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 34
2000s 3 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 2
2020s 0 6

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2009, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1998 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1998 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Ohio regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against St. Luke Lutheran Community - Portage La and issued 1 boil water order between 1995 and 1998. The most recent was a boil water order in September 1998.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 10, 1998 Ohio Boil water order 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Apr 20, 1995 Ohio Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

2 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Nitrate

1 incident

Nitrate exceeded the federal limit

High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome

Where the water comes from

St. Luke Lutheran Community - Portage La draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

St. Luke Lutheran Community - Portage La 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask St. Luke Lutheran Community - Portage La for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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