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Lakewood City Pws

At a glance

Lakewood City Pws (PWSID OH1801003) is an active community water system in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It reports serving 50,942 people through 14,153 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

50,942

Service connections

14,153

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDOH1801003

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served50,942

Service connections14,153

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyOH state drinking water program

City served—

StateOhio

ZIP—

CountyCuyahoga County

How does Lakewood City Pws compare with other water systems in Cuyahoga County?

By EPA's size categories, Lakewood City Pws is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Cuyahoga County has 11 active public water systems, and Lakewood City Pws is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 60% below the county average of 128,297 people per system, and accounts for 3.6% of the 1,411,268 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Ohio, the 3,854 active systems average 2,767 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Lakewood City Pws is about 7.6 times that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Ohio has 1,028 active community water systems, 27% of the state's 3,854 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 191 Ohio systems (5%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Lakewood City Pws?

EPA lists Lakewood City Pws as owned by a local government. The OH state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 5 of the 11 active systems in Cuyahoga County (45%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Lakewood City Pws have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2014 and July 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-07-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2023-09-28	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2023-01-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2022-08-23	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-11-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-08-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2020-01-07	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Lakewood City Pws: frequently asked questions

Who runs Lakewood City Pws?

Lakewood City Pws (PWSID OH1801003) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the OH state drinking water program.

How many people does Lakewood City Pws serve?

Lakewood City Pws reports serving 50,942 people through 14,153 service connections in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Where does Lakewood City Pws get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Lakewood City Pws have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Lakewood City Pws' water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the OH state drinking water program.

Where can I find Lakewood City Pws' water quality report?

As a community water system, Lakewood City Pws must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Cuyahoga County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Cleveland Public Water System	Cuyahoga	1,308,955	Community	Surface water
Berea City Pws	Cuyahoga	18,789	Community	Surface water
Bedford City Pws	Cuyahoga	13,149	Community	Purchased surface water
Uh - Cleveland Medical Center	Cuyahoga	11,395	Non-transient non-community	Purchased surface water
Chagrin Falls Village Pws	Cuyahoga	4,991	Community	Purchased surface water
Columbia Park Water System	Cuyahoga	2,716	Community	Purchased surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Lakewood City Pws, PWSID OH1801003, Ohio”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/ohio/lakewood-city-pws-oh1801003 (data as of October 1, 2026).