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Check your water bill for your utility name and confirm the reporting year. See EPA’s guide to finding your annual water quality report.
Public water-system records for Marietta, OH from EPA SDWIS.
Marietta 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 18,707 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
PFAS screening separates EPA UCMR5 drinking-water monitoring from nearby DoD PFAS investigation-site records; EPA samples shown are from Nov 2024 to Jun 2025.
Drinking Water PFAS Monitoring
EPA UCMR5 samples public water systems. These results are separate from nearby PFAS cleanup or investigation-site records.
4 PFAS sample results above EPA limits
Sample period: Nov 2024 to Jun 2025
UCMR5 results are sampled by public water system, not every household. Confirm your water provider before treating these as tap-water results for a specific address.
| Chemical | Concentration (µg/L) | EPA Limit (µg/L) | Sample date | Over Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 0.0056 | 0.0040 | 2024-11-05 | Yes |
| PFOA | 0.0052 | 0.0040 | 2024-11-05 | Yes |
| PFOS | 0.0043 | 0.0040 | 2025-06-17 | Yes |
| PFOA | 0.0041 | 0.0040 | 2025-06-17 | Yes |
PFAS detections below EPA limits.
Nearby PFAS Investigation Sites
DoD records are nearby site investigations, not Marietta drinking-water detections. Record names come from the source database and can be broad.
No DoD PFAS investigation records shown for this report.
EPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.
Devol Run-Muskingum River
Reported: Nov 2026
Health-relevant causes: Pathogens, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (pcbs)
Affected uses: Ecological, Fishconsumption, Recreation
Data from EPA ATTAINS
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
Violation records
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Washington County
Assessment year: 2020
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
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
EPA designates an area as nonattainment when air quality does not meet federal health-based standards (NAAQS) for a specific pollutant.
Maintenance areas
Previously nonattainment; currently meeting the standard and monitored under an EPA maintenance plan.
Parkersburg-Marietta
PM2.5 · PM-2.5 (1997 Standard)
Classification: Former Subpart 1
Original designation: Apr 2005
Current design value: 7.7 µg/m³ (2023-2025)
Historical designations under the revoked 1997 ozone standard
These records describe historical designations. EPA revoked the 1997 ozone standard on April 6, 2015.
Parkersburg-Marietta 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 ruleContinuing requirements have not been verified for this area.
Data from EPA Green Book
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Gifford
Annual mean: 6.2 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC)
Observation year: 2025
Globe — Beverly, Ohio
Annual mean: 4.8 Parts per billion
Observation year: 2025
Marietta Wtp
Annual mean: 0.043 Parts per million
EPA primary exceedance count: 2 (Ozone 8-hour 2015)
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
Eramet Marietta Inc
Reported: 2024
Profusion Industries LLC
Reported: 2024
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC
Reported: 2024
EPA records for current, proposed and formerly listed Superfund sites on the National Priorities List (NPL).
Open data source: Search EPA ECHOEPA FRS Registry ID 110009323464
Reported: Nov 2021
Brownfield sites are properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of hazardous substances.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHONo matching brownfield records with active cleanup or investigation status surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.
Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area
No release reports shown in this group.
Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018
Data from EPA UST Finder
Toxics Release Inventory data — chemicals disposed on-site at reporting facilities.
Eramet Marietta Inc
Open data source: View EPA TRI facility recordSites 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.
No records shown in this group.
Reviewed: status dates within last 5 years
Data from MSHA
Washington County, OH
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Washington County is EPA Radon Zone 2 (moderate potential). EPA defines Zone 2 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels between 2 pCi/L and 4 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Minimal flood hazard — outside the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floodplains.
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.
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Washington County, OhioPop. 58,901
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 9,114 | 9,394 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 17.0% | 15.9% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 23.2% | 18.8% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 45.4% | 37.9% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 8.7 | 8.9 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | No | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 10.9% | 10.9% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 76.0 | 75.6 | 77.6 |
EPA testing found PFAS in water samples from Marietta City Pws. Results dated Nov 5, 2024 to Jun 17, 2025 include PFOS at 0.0043 to 0.0056 micrograms per liter and PFOA at 0.0041 to 0.0052 micrograms per liter.
Check with the utility that serves your address for its testing results.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 2 violations for Marietta 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.
Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Marietta.
The monitoring station at Gifford recorded an annual average of 6.2 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC) for fine particles (PM2.5) in 2025.
The monitoring station at Globe, Beverly, Ohio recorded an annual average of 4.8 Parts per billion for sulfur dioxide in 2025.
The monitoring station at Marietta Wtp recorded an annual average of 0.043 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The radon data for Marietta covers Washington County. EPA places this area in Zone 2, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level of 2 to 4 picocuries per liter.
This city report shows 1 Superfund site: Van Dale Junkyard.
This city report shows 1 brownfield site: Colony Theatre.
The county data for Marietta reports a life expectancy of 76.0 years in Washington County, Ohio.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Marietta reports 9,114 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Washington 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.
The county data for Marietta lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 8.7 micrograms per cubic meter in Washington County, Ohio.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.