Radium-228 violations in Ohio
10 active public water systems in Ohio had a Radium-228 violation in the past three years. What Radium-228 is and why it matters.
Health effects: Radium-228 accumulates in bone and delivers a beta radiation dose internally, increasing the risk of bone cancer over time. It also decays to radon-220 and other short-lived isotopes, contributing additional radiation dose. As with all radionuclides there is no established safe threshold — any exposure carries some incremental cancer risk.
Systems with a Radium-228 violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Coldwater Village Mercer County |
4,774 | 1 | 0 | |
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Richwood Village PWS Union County |
2,200 | 6 | 2 | |
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Pomeroy Village PWS Meigs County |
1,800 | 6 | 4 | |
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Convoy Village Van Wert County |
1,100 | 2 | 1 | |
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Rushsylvania Village PWS Logan County |
551 | 3 | 1 | |
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Fohl Village MHP Stark County |
440 | 4 | 1 | |
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Spring Valley Estates MHP Greene County |
360 | 1 | 0 | |
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Shorewood Village Subdivision Sandusky County |
359 | 1 | 0 | |
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Rosedale Bible Institute Madison County |
175 | 2 | 1 | |
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Woodland Hills Estates II Morgan County |
70 | 4 | 2 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Radium-228, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Radium-228 alone.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Ohio records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.