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Is Chesapeake, OH tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Chesapeake, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Ohio’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

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The short answer

1 of the 2 utilities serving Chesapeake has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records: Aqua Ohio - Lawrence County.

Hecla Water Association, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 6.8 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.

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 Chesapeake’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Hecla Water Association’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Every claim, and more filters, in the full report

Water testing near Chesapeake

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Ohio certifies.

No lab Ohio certifies is within 75 miles of Chesapeake on the state’s list. Some take samples by mail; the state’s page lists them all.

All 76 certified labs for Ohio

ZIP codes in Chesapeake

Which ZIP codes are in Chesapeake: 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.

Near Chesapeake

Other towns in Lawrence County with a page of their own.

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