Public water system record
Putnam Community Water Association PWS
Serves an area of Washington County, OH that includes Devola · 2,744 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Putnam Community Water Association PWS 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
- 4
Key facts
- Putnam Community Water Association PWS draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Ohio, October 2010.
- Record on file since 1992, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 817 unknown out of 970 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
|
Dec 19, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Aug 19, 2022 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Dec 2, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Putnam Community Water Association PWS go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began October 2015, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.8 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Dec 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.55 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Nov 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Ohio regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Putnam Community Water Association PWS in 2010. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2010 | Ohio | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (3 health-based): Nitrate, Endothall |
Where the water comes from
Putnam Community Water Association PWS draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Highland Ridge W and S Association Inc.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Highland Ridge W and S Association Inc Lowell, OH
Annual water quality report
Putnam Community Water Association PWS 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.
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