Chardon Woods of Journey
What EPA’s and Ohio’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.
- Serves
- 650 people
- Connections
- 4
- Water source
- Groundwater
- Based in
- Chardon, OH
- County
- Geauga
- Owner
- Private
The ZIP code it serves
The short answer
Nothing in EPA’s and Ohio’s records for this utility is above a health goal. That covers nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals, plus lead and copper, not everything. 3 health-based violations since 2016.
What was found
Lead and copper: copper at 890 mg/L (2005) and copper at 830 mg/L (2004) are left out of this report: they are among the results Ohio sent EPA in 2006, all at µg/L magnitudes though EPA’s file marks them mg/L.
Copper: EPA’s file records a utility’s copper only when it exceeds the action level. The last here was 1.5 ppm, for the period ending Dec. 31, 2014. None since is on file, so it is not counted as a current finding.
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5), nitrate, arsenic, chromium (total) and fluoride: Ohio’s own results, samples taken from Jan. 6, 2020 to Dec. 12, 2025, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
Below EPA’s limits3
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
29ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2025
2025 average: 21.5 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 29 ppb, in 2022, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. Its highest single sample was 104 ppb. In 2025, the latest year on file, its eight samples averaged 21.5 ppb. EPA recorded no violation for total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at this utility since 2020. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 34.9 ppb, in 2016.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Forms or is added in treatment
4.4ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2025
2025: not found
Averaged by year, the highest was 4.4 ppb, in 2022, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. Its highest single sample was 18.8 ppb. In 2025, the latest year on file, it wasn’t found in any of its eight samples. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 3.5 ppb, in 2016.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
Nitrate
Comes from the source
0.53ppm
Highest sample; found in 6 of 6
2025, one sample: 0.34 ppm
The highest sample, in 2020, was 0.53 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. In 2025, the latest year on file, its one sample was 0.34 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest sample of 1.1 ppm, in 2017.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”
4 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- Arsenic
- Chromium (total)
- Fluoride
- Lead
Violations since 2016
| Contaminant or rule | Type | Period | Measured | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Water chemistry used to keep pipes from corroding was outside the required range.EPA: WQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance | Jan. 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 | — | Resolved |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Water chemistry used to keep pipes from corroding was outside the required range.EPA: WQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance | Jan. 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021 | — | Resolved |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Water chemistry used to keep pipes from corroding was outside the required range.EPA: WQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance | July 1, 2018 to Dec. 31, 2018 | — | Resolved |
| Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. 5 monitoring or reporting violations not shown. | ||||
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5), nitrate, arsenic, chromium (total) and fluoride results here are Ohio’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Chardon Woods of Journey’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has the contaminants this page does not show.
Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.
Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; Ohio’s results run from Jan. 6, 2020 to Dec. 12, 2025.
Testing your own tap
The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to the area Chardon Woods of Journey serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Geauga County Department of Water Resources
Chardon, OH · under a mile
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Biosolutions, LLC
Chagrin Falls, OH · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
BSA Environmental Services, Inc.
Beachwood, OH · about 18 miles
Sources
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Oct. 15, 2026
- EPA SDWA bulk download (SDWIS federal data), 2026 Q3
- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Drinking and Ground Waters, results from Jan. 2, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2025, read Oct. 17, 2026
- EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, file of Feb. 5, 2024
- Certified labs: Ohio EPA, laboratories certified/accepted to perform analyses on public drinking water, read Oct. 10, 2026; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID OH2804212. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.
What to do next
- Nothing here is above a health goalIn EPA’s and Ohio’s records for this utility. They don’t cover everything, which is why the next step matters.Every contaminant TapBuff tracks
- Get the utility’s own reportChardon Woods of Journey must send you a water quality report every year. It covers contaminants this page does not show.How to read it
- Test your own tap for leadYour service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.Lead in your water: what to do
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded