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Ohio Water Quality Ratings

TapWaterSafety has rated 29 public water systems in Ohio, serving a combined 7,704,126 residents. The statewide average grade is D.

Data sources: EPA SDWIS EPA ECHO EWG Tap Water Database Utility CCRs ⓘ How did we get these ratings?
State average grade
D
69/100
Total utilities rated 29
Population served 7,704,126
Most recent test 2024
🇪🇺 Would fail EU standards 5 of 29

Top water quality concerns in Ohio

  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline
  • Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline
  • PFAS contamination
  • Haloacetic acids (HAA5) significantly above health guideline
  • Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS) significantly above health guideline

Grade distribution

A
1 (3%)
B
3 (10%)
C
18 (62%)
D
7 (24%)
F
0 (0%)

All rated utilities in Ohio

Sorted by score, highest first. Click any utility to see the full grade card.

Rank Utility City Population Score Grade
#1 HAMILTON PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM FAIRFIELD 62,447 85 A
#2 ELYRIA WATER DEPARTMENT LORAIN 68,000 77 B
#3 SPRINGFIELD CITY PWS SPRINGFIELD 60,680 75 B
#4 AQUA OHIO - STRUTHERS STRUTHERS 58,551 75 B
#5 LAKE COUNTY WEST WATER SUBDISTRICT PAINESVILLE 78,379 74 C
#6 CANTON PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM CANTON 107,113 74 C
#7 LORAIN CITY PWS LORAIN 64,152 73 C
#8 Columbus Department of Public Works Columbus 898,000 73 C
#9 CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM CLEVELAND 1,308,955 72 C
#10 COLUMBUS PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM COLUMBUS 1,305,946 72 C
#11 BUTLER CO. WATER DISTRICT 2 PWS HAMILTON 116,572 71 C
#12 City of Cincinnati Water Department Cincinnati 309,000 71 C
#13 FINDLAY CITY PWS FINDLAY 54,040 70 C
#14 MONTGOMERY COUNTY WATER SERVICES 2 PWS KETTERING 83,033 70 C
#15 DAYTON PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM DAYTON 141,407 70 C
#16 LIMA CITY LIMA 65,619 69 C
#17 AQUA OHIO - MENTOR MENTOR 74,500 69 C
#18 RURAL LORAIN CO. WATER A LAGRANGE 73,125 69 C
#19 TOLEDO CITY OF TOLEDO 360,000 69 C
#20 MONTGOMERY COUNTY WATER SERVICES 1 PWS KETTERING 150,207 69 C
#21 AQUA OHIO - MASSILLON PWS MASSILLON 95,636 69 C
#22 CINCINNATI PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM CINCINNATI 750,200 67 C
#23 CLERMONT PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM BATAVIA 133,059 64 D
#24 YOUNGSTOWN CITY PWS YOUNGSTOWN 130,530 64 D
#25 Cleveland Department of Public Works Cleveland 372,000 63 D
#26 DEL-CO WATER COMPANY, INC. DELAWARE 150,000 63 D
#27 City of Toledo Water Department Toledo 271,000 62 D
#28 WARREN COUNTY LEBANON 81,975 59 D
#29 AKRON CITY PWS KENT 280,000 57 D