Is Geneva City Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Ashtabula

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2026-01-07
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-02
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-02
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-07-02
Other	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2024-08-23
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-10-01 → 2017-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	19.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	62/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	78.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	62/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	62/62	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	102.2 µg/L 128% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 80 µg/L	62/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	53.7 µg/L 90% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	59/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	460 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	58/66	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	25.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	58/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	25.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	58/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.996 µg/L No EPA limit set	14/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	17.72 µg/L No EPA limit set	14/60	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2025
Lead	16 µg/L 107% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 15 µg/L	9/65	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	0.6000 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/60	SYR4	2012–2019

30 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: VARCKETTE, JOSEPH
Phone: 440-466-4675
Email: jvarckette@genevaohio.gov

Frequently asked questions about Geneva City

Is Geneva City tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Geneva City's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Geneva City's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Geneva City serve?

Geneva City reports serving 5,924 people in Ohio, per its EPA record.

Has Geneva City had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 15 violations on file for Geneva City, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 2 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.