No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting October 2018.
Serves about 5,846 people (2,436 connections) with surface water from its own intake.
From EPA's record for OH4001912. PurityMap is independent of Wellston City PWS.
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2 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct–Dec 2018 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.061 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Apr–Jun 2017 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.064 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from January 2024 to October 2024.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithium | 25 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Above the referenced health-based guidance value | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | 6.5 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Within a historical reference; current applicability unverified | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | 8.1 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Detected, no limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | 20.2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Detected, no limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | < 3 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2024-01-22 to 2024-10-14 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: WELLSTON CITY PWS (OH4001912) |
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Follow this water →Wellston City PWS's phone number on EPA record is 740-577-8814. Its mailing address is 203 E. Broadway ST., WELLSTON, OH 45692.
According to EPA's record, Wellston City PWS uses surface water from its own intake.
EPA's record shows 2 health-based violations for Wellston City PWS in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting October 2018. EPA also lists 4 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in Wellston City PWS's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2023, was 2 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Wellston City PWS. Its phone number on EPA record is 740-577-8814. Its mailing address on EPA record is 203 E. Broadway ST., WELLSTON, OH 45692. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.