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Air quality and drinking water coverage in Columbiana, OH

Review government records associated with Columbiana, Ohio.

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What the Columbiana records show

Water quality and PFAS
1 candidate water system shown.Source date: Violations as of Q1 2026
Air quality and emissions
3 monitoring records shown. Observation year: 2025.Source date: AQS data as of 2026
Land and cleanup records
No Superfund records returned in this report; 2 brownfield records shown.
Infrastructure and incidents
No pipeline incident records returned in this report; No RMP facility records returned in this report (earlier stored inventory, current location coverage unverified).

Water quality in Columbiana

Drinking water quality

Check your water bill for your utility name and confirm the reporting year. See EPA’s guide to finding your annual water quality report.

Drinking Water Compliance

Public water-system records for Columbiana, OH from EPA SDWIS.

Columbiana City Pws

Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.

Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026

City listed in EPA records · Serves 6,727 people

Data from EPA SDWIS

PFAS (Forever Chemicals)No PFAS records shown for this report

Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026

EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems

Open data source: EPA UCMR5

DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report

Open data source: DoD PFAS
Rivers, lakes and groundwater

Impaired Water Bodies

1

EPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.

Headwaters Bull Creek

Not SupportingEPA catchment-area metric: 100.0% containing impaired waters

Retrieved: Nov 2026

Open data source: EPA ATTAINS

Health-relevant causes: Pathogens

Affected uses: Ecological, Fishconsumption, Recreation

Data from EPA ATTAINS

Discharge
Discharge Permits (NPDES)No NPDES-permitted facility records surfaced for this city report.

Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO

To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.

Water Quality MonitoringThis report includes 3 monitoring station records from the Water Quality Portal. It identified no recent results above an applicable comparison value. Some stations may lack recent or comparable results.

Reviewed: source records as of 2026

Open data source: Water Quality Portal

Air quality and emissions in Columbiana

Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.

Air Quality Assessment

EPA AirToxScreen — Estimated Cancer Risk

30estimated additional cancer cases per million people

Columbiana County

Assessment year: 2020

Open data source: EPA AirToxScreen
Lower risk48th percentile nationallyHigher risk

According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.

Top modeled source groups

Residential wood burningFactories & power plants

Data from EPA AirToxScreen

Nonattainment Status

EPA designations apply to a specific pollutant and federal air quality standard (NAAQS). EPA can issue a clean-data determination while a formal designation remains in effect.

Historical designations under the revoked 1997 ozone standard

These records describe historical designations. EPA revoked the 1997 ozone standard on April 6, 2015.

Youngstown-Warren-Sharon Area

Historical standard: 0.08 ppm (8-hour)

Historical designation: Maintenance (NAAQS revoked) · Former Subpart 1

Original designation: Jun 2004

Open data source: EPA final revocation rule

Continuing requirements have not been verified for this area.

Data from EPA Green Book

Air Quality Monitoring (AQS)

EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.

Ozone

Annual mean: 0.042 Parts per million

Observation year: 2025

NO2

Annual mean: 17.9 Parts per billion

Observation year: 2025

Ozone

Annual mean: 0.042 Parts per million

Observation year: 2025

Data from EPA AQS

Facilities & Emissions
Air Quality Violations (CAA)No matching Clean Air Act-regulated facility records surfaced for this city report.

Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Reported Air Emissions (TRI)No TRI-reported air emission records surfaced for this city report.

Reviewed: source records as of 2024

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO

Land cleanup and hazardous waste records in Columbiana

Contaminated Sites
Superfund SitesNo matching Superfund site records surfaced for this report.

Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO

Brownfield Sites

Brownfield sites are properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of hazardous substances.

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO

No matching brownfield records with active cleanup or investigation status surfaced for this city report.

Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026

Waste Facilities
Hazardous Waste — RCRA FacilitiesNo RCRA hazardous-waste handler records surfaced in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO

Underground Storage Tanks

No release reports shown in this group.

Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018

Data from EPA UST Finder

On-Site Waste Disposal (TRI)No TRI-reported on-site land disposal records surfaced for this city report.

Reviewed: reporting year 2024

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Military & Industrial
Formerly Used Defense SitesNo USACE FUDS property records matched this report’s search area.
Open data source: USACE FUDS

MSHA Mine and Extraction Sites

3
Data as of Nov 2026

Sites regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, including mines, sand and gravel operations, and portable crushers. Status and type are from the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System. Records with active/intermittent status dates older than 5 years are shown as older records rather than current active sites.

Open data source: MSHA

No records shown in this group.

Reviewed: status dates within last 5 years

Data from MSHA

Hydraulic Fracturing Wells

3
Data as of Mar 2026

FracFocus Chemical Disclosure Registry — national registry of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, as reported by operators to the Ground Water Protection Council and Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.

Open data source: FracFocus

FracFocus well disclosures (3)

Firestone 3h
Atlas Energy, L.p.·Well API number: 34029218280100
Open data source: Search FracFocus
Frac date: Feb 2014·4,767,383 gal water
Firestone B4h
Atlas Energy, L.p.·Well API number: 34029218300000
Open data source: Search FracFocus
Frac date: Feb 2014·4,626,604 gal water
Firestone B5h
Atlas Energy, L.p.·Well API number: 34029218290000
Open data source: Search FracFocus
Frac date: Feb 2014·4,310,351 gal water

Data from FracFocus

Radon Context

County radon potential

1
EPA Zone 1Higher radon potential

Columbiana County, OH

EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)

Open data source: EPA radon zone data

Columbiana County is EPA Radon Zone 1 (highest potential). EPA defines Zone 1 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels above 4 pCi/L.

Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.

Find radon testing in OHZone classification per EPA Map of Radon Zones.

Infrastructure, incidents, and community health in Columbiana

FEMA Flood Zones

FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.

No FEMA flood-zone records shown for this report.

Chemical & Industrial Risk

EPA Risk Management Program Records

Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.

No EPA ECHO RMP facility records with a usable location matched this city report.

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Community Health

Community Health Indicators

Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.

Columbiana County, OhioPop. 100,511

County Health Rankings edition: 2024

Premature Death

County
10,341
State
9,394
National
7,972

Poor or Fair Health

County
17.7%
State
15.9%
National
14.2%

Poor Physical Health Days

County
4.1
State
3.6
National
3.3

Poor Mental Health Days

County
5.7
State
5.5
National
4.8

Adult Smoking

County
22.5%
State
18.8%
National
15.0%

Adult Obesity

County
45.3%
State
37.9%
National
34.0%

Air Pollution - Particulate Matter

County
9.4
State
8.9
National
7.3

Drinking water violation indicator

County
No
State
N/A
National
N/A

Diabetes Prevalence

County
10.8%
State
10.9%
National
9.6%

Life Expectancy

County
74.5
State
75.6
National
77.6

Environmental questions about Columbiana, Ohio

Has PFAS been found in the water in Columbiana, Ohio?

This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Columbiana.

Check with the utility that serves your address for its testing results.

EPA water testing results

What do EPA records say about tap water in Columbiana, Ohio?

EPA drinking water records on this page list 4 violations for Columbiana City Pws, including 2 marked active.

Check your water bill to identify the utility serving your address. Ask that utility about current drinking water advisories.

View on EPA SDWIS

What do annual air monitors show near Columbiana, Ohio?

Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Columbiana.

The monitoring station at Alliance recorded an annual average of 0.042 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.

The monitoring station at Beaver Falls recorded an annual average of 17.9 Parts per billion for nitrogen dioxide in 2025.

The monitoring station at Beaver Falls recorded an annual average of 0.042 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.

Download 2025 EPA annual monitor dataCurrent air quality on AirNow

Is there radon in Columbiana, Ohio?

The radon data for Columbiana covers Columbiana County. EPA places this area in Zone 1, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level above 4 picocuries per liter.

EPA Radon Zones data

Are there Superfund or brownfield sites near Columbiana, Ohio?

No Superfund sites were returned for this city report.

This city report shows 2 brownfield sites: Former Columbiana Junkyard; Paxson S Gas Station.

EPA Superfund recordsView on EPA ECHOView on EPA ECHO

What is the life expectancy in Columbiana, Ohio?

The county data for Columbiana reports a life expectancy of 74.5 years in Columbiana County, Ohio.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Columbiana County health data

What does the data say about premature deaths in Columbiana, Ohio?

The county data for Columbiana reports 10,341 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Columbiana County, Ohio. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Columbiana County health data

Is there air pollution in Columbiana, Ohio?

The county data for Columbiana lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 9.4 micrograms per cubic meter in Columbiana County, Ohio.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Columbiana County health data