Public water system record
Bowling Green City
Serves Bowling Green, Wood County, OH · 31,578 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Bowling Green City in the last ten years.
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
- Bowling Green City draws water from 4 surface water intakes and 1 reservoir.
- Record on file since 1986, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 7,200 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1986
EPA's records for Bowling Green City go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began February 2003, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.3 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Feb 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1986 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Bowling Green City draws water from 4 surface water intakes and 1 reservoir. 7 other community water systems buy water from Bowling Green City.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Grand Rapids Village Grand Rapids, OH
- Liberty Center Village Liberty Center, OH
- Northwestern W and SD - Middleton Twp Bowling Green, OH
- Northwestern W and SD - Portage Bowling Green, OH
- Northwestern W and SD - Weston Bowling Green, OH
- Tontogany Village PWS Tontogany, OH
- Waterville City Waterville, OH
Annual water quality report
Bowling Green 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