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Girard Citywater quality report, rewritten

Serves
14,122
Connections
6,000
Water source
Surface water bought from another system
Based in
Girard, OH
County
Trumbull
Owner
Local government

ZIP codes served: 44420, 44505

PWSID OH78011032026 edition · EPA data

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  • Copper The 90th-percentile result was 66.8 ppm, above the 1.3 ppm action level.
  • PFOS was found in three of 3 samples, highest 20.1 ppt. Above the 4.0 ppt legal limit in at least one sample. Compliance is judged on a running annual average, not one sample.
  • PFHxS was found in three of 3 samples, highest 10.3 ppt. Above the 10 ppt legal limit in at least one sample. Compliance is judged on a running annual average, not one sample.

No health-based violations on file since 2016. EPA lists 1 monitoring or reporting violation, which are paperwork and testing lapses rather than water quality findings.

What handles it

What was found

Highlighted: above the health goal. Circled: above the legal limit in at least one sample. Every scale puts the legal line at its middle.

Copper

Comes from pipes, often your own

66.8ppm

90th percentile, 2004

The 90th-percentile result was 66.8 ppm, above the 1.3 ppm action level.

What handles it

EPA SDWIS, lead and copper monitoring periods ending 2004. The pointer marks the latest period; each blue tick is an earlier one.

PFOS

Comes from the source

20.1ppt

Highest of 3 samples; found in three

Above the 4.0 ppt legal limit in at least one sample. Compliance is judged on a running annual average, not one sample.

What handles it

  • NSF/ANSI 53Look for: PFOS ReductionAlso listed as: Total PFAS Reduction; Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)
  • NSF/ANSI 58Look for: Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)

EPA UCMR 5, samples taken from Nov. 1, 2023 to Aug. 12, 2024. Each blue tick is one sample where it was found.

PFHxS

Comes from the source

10.3ppt

Highest of 3 samples; found in three

Above the 10 ppt legal limit in at least one sample. Compliance is judged on a running annual average, not one sample.

What handles it

  • NSF/ANSI 53Look for: Total PFAS ReductionAlso listed as: Perfluorohexane Sulfonic Acid (PFHxS)

EPA UCMR 5, samples taken from Nov. 1, 2023 to Aug. 12, 2024. Each blue tick is one sample where it was found.

PFBS

Comes from the source

3.4ppt

Highest of 3 samples; found in one

Below EPA’s hazard index benchmark of 2,000 ppt. PFBS has no legal limit or health goal of its own.

What handles it

EPA UCMR 5, samples taken on Nov. 1, 2023. Each blue tick is one sample where it was found.

Also found, with no federal limit

EPA measured these PFAS to learn how often they occur. None has a legal limit or a health goal yet.

CompoundHighest sampleFound inCertification claim
PFBA7.5 ppt2 of 3None covers it
PFHxA3.0 ppt1 of 3None covers it

Tested and not found

Below EPA’s minimum reporting level in every sample taken from Aug. 3, 2023 to Aug. 12, 2024. Not found means not measured above that level, which is not the same as zero.

  • 11Cl-PF3OUdS
  • 4:2 FTS
  • 6:2 FTS
  • 8:2 FTS
  • 9Cl-PF3ONS
  • ADONA
  • HFPO-DA (GenX)
  • Lead
  • Lithium
  • NEtFOSAA
  • NFDHA
  • NMeFOSAA
  • PFDA
  • PFDoA
  • PFEESA
  • PFHpA
  • PFHpS
  • PFMBA
  • PFMPA
  • PFNA
  • PFOA
  • PFPeA
  • PFPeS
  • PFTA
  • PFTrDA
  • PFUnA

Violations since 2016

No health-based violations on file with EPA since 2016. There is 1 monitoring or reporting violation: a sample missed, late or not reported.

What handles it

A certification covers specific claims, not a whole standard. Look for these claims on the certifier’s listing, not the box. Wording varies a little: NSF writes “Lead Reduction,” WQA just “Lead.”

  • NSF/ANSI 53

    Claims: Copper Reduction, PFOS Reduction, Total PFAS Reduction

    For: Copper, PFOS, PFHxS

  • NSF/ANSI 58

    Claims: Copper Reduction, Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)

    For: Copper, PFOS

At the tap, or for the whole house?

Lead and copper usually come from pipes and fixtures inside or near your home. A whole-house system sits where water enters, so it cannot catch what your own plumbing adds after it. For those, the filter that counts is the one at the tap. How whole-house systems compare.

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What this report cannot tell you

  • Levels of everything else. Federal bulk data carries results for PFAS, lithium, lead and copper, and violations for the rest. Nitrate, arsenic, disinfection byproducts and other levels are in Girard City’s own annual report, which it must send you every year.
  • 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.
  • Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q2; UCMR 5 samples are from Aug. 3, 2023 to Aug. 12, 2024.

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