Is Ashland, OH tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Ashland has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records.
Ashland City, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Ohio’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Ashland’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Ashland City
Ohio · serves 20,648 people · about 1,400 in Ashland
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Rural Lorain Co. Water A
Ohio · serves 73,125 people · about 160 in Ashland
1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 15.4 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Bailey Lakes Village
Ohio · serves 374 people · under 100 in Ashland
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Ashland
The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to Ashland, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eastern Lab Services, Ltd.
Medina, OH · about 20 miles
Certified for bacteria
Edenridge Laboratory, Ltd.
Millersburg, OH · about 33 miles
Certified for bacteria
Eurofins Cleveland
Barberton, OH · about 37 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Ashland
Which ZIP codes are in Ashland: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Ohio EPA, laboratories certified/accepted to perform analyses on public drinking water; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Ashland
Other towns in Ashland County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Ashland City’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- 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
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water