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CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM

CLEVELAND, OH · ~1,308,955 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

OH1801212

State

Ohio

City

CLEVELAND

Population served

1,308,955

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement May 2025. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Jul 2017 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Jun 2017 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began May 2017 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Apr 2017 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Mar 2017 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Feb 2017 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Dec 2016 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Jul 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Jun 2014 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Aug 2013 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Aug 2012 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIF May 2025
State action · SOX Mar 2025
State action · SIE Aug 2024
State action · SIA Aug 2024
State action · SIA Jun 2018
State action · SIA Jun 2018
State action · SIE Jun 2018
State action · SIE Jun 2018

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

1 station · latest Aug 2023

2.22 · max 5.69 mg/l as N · 90

Copper

7 stations · latest Dec 2024

3.7 · max 35.4 ug/L · 65

Manganese

7 stations · latest Dec 2024

57.3 · max 784 ug/L · 65

Arsenic

7 stations · latest Nov 2024

3.1 · max 9.72 ug/L · 25

Lead

7 stations · latest Aug 2024

3.39 · max 24.9 ug/L · 12

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system OH1801212 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.