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ELYRIA WATER DEPARTMENT

LORAIN, OH · ~68,000 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

OH4700411

State

Ohio

City

LORAIN

Population served

68,000

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

16

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

4

Health-based

25

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Dec 2014. Official EPA record →

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Nov 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Feb 2012 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0200 health-based began Dec 2011 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Mar 2003 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1036 began Jul 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1085 began Jul 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Antimony began Jul 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Selenium began Jul 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Beryllium began Jul 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1075 began Jul 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Chromium (total) began Jul 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Barium began Jul 2002 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Dec 2014
  • State action · SIF Dec 2014
  • State action · SIA Nov 2014
  • State action · SIE Nov 2014
  • State action · SIE Apr 2012
  • State action · SIA Apr 2012
  • State action · SOX Mar 2012
  • State action · SOX Jan 2012

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

1.09 · max 3.27 mg/l as N · 84

Copper

1 station · latest Dec 2024

4.86 · max 16.7 ug/L · 11

Manganese

1 station · latest Dec 2024

53.1 · max 100 ug/L · 11

Arsenic

1 station · latest Aug 2024

2.43 · max 2.68 ug/L · 4

Lead

1 station · latest Dec 2024

2.62 · max 3.11 ug/L · 2

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 OH4700411 — 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.