Summit Water Quality Report
9 cities ranked · Average grade: B · Ohio
Avg Score
75
Cities Ranked
9
Health Violations
6
PFAS Detected
3
75
County avg score
9
Cities ranked
78%
A or B grade
11%
D or F grade
6
Health violations
3
PFAS detected
Grade Distribution
How Summit cities scored
A
3
33%
Excellent
B
4
44%
Good
C
1
11%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
1
11%
Failing
Comparison
County vs Ohio average
▼ 2.3 pts below state average
City Map
Water quality across Summit
Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.
Highlights
Top & bottom cities in Summit
Worst cities
County context
1
Superfund site in Summit
317
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities
Industrial pollution
Top industrial polluters in Summit
Industrial polluters nearby
Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Summit, 2023.
Total reported releases to surface water: 317 lbs
| Facility | Top chemical | To surface water (lbs/yr) |
|---|---|---|
STRUKTOL CO OF AMERICA LLC STOW, OH44224 | Zinc compounds | 255 |
BABCOCK & WILCOX BARBERTON OPERATIONS BARBERTON, OH44203 | Manganese | 32 |
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO AKRON, OH44316 | Zinc compounds | 30 |
FORTERRA PIPE & PRECAST LLC - MACEDONIA MACEDONIA, OH44056 | — | — |
ROYAL CHEMICAL CO MACEDONIA, OH44056 | — | — |
+ 5 more facilities
Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023
Superfund sites
Superfund sites in Summit
Superfund sites nearby
Federally tracked hazardous-waste sites within Summit on the EPA National Priorities List.
- COPLEY SQUARE PLAZA
Source: EPA Superfund National Priorities List
Full Rankings
All 9 cities in Summit
| # | City | Grade | Score | Score | Population | Violations | Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Lake | A- | 88.3 | 3K | 5 | Unresolved | |
| 2 | Munroe Falls | A- | 86.8 | 5K | 8 | Unresolved | |
| 3 | Norton | A- | 85.7 | 31K | 61 | Health Unresolved | |
| 4 | Lakemore | B+ | 83.8 | 3K | 13 | Unresolved | |
| 5 | Tallmadge | B | 76.7 | 18K | 11 | Health Unresolved | |
| 6 | Cuyahoga Falls | B- | 73.2 | 51K | 113 | Health Unresolved | |
| 7 | Hudson | B- | 73 | 9K | 79 | Health Unresolved | |
| 8 | Stow | C+ | 69.6 | 36K | 149 | Health Unresolved | |
| 9 | Kent | F | 38.2 | 311K | 488 | Health PFAS Unresolved |