Is Huber Ridge, OH tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 4 utilities serving Huber Ridge have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records: Westerville City PWS and Columbus Public Water System.
Westerville City PWS, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 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 Huber Ridge’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Westerville City PWS
Ohio · serves 39,000 people · about 1,200 in Huber Ridge
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Columbus Public Water System
Ohio · serves 1.3 million people · about 1,100 in Huber Ridge
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 5.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: moderately hard to hard depending on the source, 98 to 125 mg/L (5.7 to 7.3 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Aqua Ohio - Huber Ridge PWS
Ohio · serves 5,393 people · about 290 in Huber Ridge
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Del - Co Water Company, Inc.
Ohio · serves 150,000 people · under 100 in Huber Ridge
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Westerville 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 Huber Ridge
The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to Huber Ridge, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Benchmark Environmental Labs, Inc.
Columbus, OH · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
Ohio Department of Agriculture Consumer Protection Laboratory
Reynoldsburg, OH · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria
Superior Laboratories
Galloway, OH · about 20 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Huber Ridge
Which ZIP codes are in Huber Ridge: 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 Huber Ridge
Other towns in Franklin County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Westerville City PWS’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water