Does Cleveland, OH tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 11 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Cleveland, of which 0 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Cleveland, OH tap water come from?

Cleveland is served by 2 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: surface water, groundwater.

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Cleveland tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Cleveland. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Cleveland is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 1,309,035 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 11 violations across the community water system(s) serving Cleveland, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.

2

Community water systems
~1,309,035

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

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What the EPA has on record, by system

Cleveland Public Water System

1,308,955 served · surface water · PWSID OH1801212

Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 8 times between December 2016 and July 2017. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.

Pine Terrace Estates

80 served · groundwater · PWSID MI0040446

As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.