Is Englewood, OH tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 4 utilities serving Englewood has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records: Montgomery County Water Services 2 PWS.
Englewood City PWS, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.3 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Englewood’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Englewood City PWS
Ohio · serves 13,463 people · about 2,000 in Englewood
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Union City PWS
Ohio · serves 7,000 people · about 1,600 in Englewood
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.8 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Montgomery County Water Services 2 PWS
Ohio · serves 83,033 people · about 1,100 in Englewood
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 7.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Dayton Public Water System
Ohio · serves 141,407 people · about 260 in Englewood
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 10 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: hard, 131 to 150 mg/L (7.7 to 8.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Englewood City PWS’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Englewood
The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to Englewood, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Dayton
Englewood, OH · about 2 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Dayton Central Water Quality Laboratory
Dayton, OH · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Greene County Sanitary Engineering Laboratory
Beavercreek, OH · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Which ZIP codes are in Englewood: 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 Englewood
Other towns in Montgomery County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Englewood City PWS’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water