Is Logan, OH tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Logan has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records: Scenic Hills Estates.
City of Logan, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.5 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 Logan’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Logan
Ohio · serves 6,704 people · about 190 in Logan
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.5 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Ponderosa Estates PWS
Ohio · serves 35 people · under 100 in Logan
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 8.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Scenic Hills Estates
Ohio · serves 32 people · under 100 in Logan
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 6.3 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in City of Logan’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Logan
The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to Logan, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
SafeSource Water Analytics LLC
McConnelsville, OH · about 35 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Ohio Department of Agriculture Consumer Protection Laboratory
Reynoldsburg, OH · about 36 miles
Certified for bacteria
Benchmark Environmental Labs, Inc.
Columbus, OH · about 49 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Logan
Which ZIP codes are in Logan: 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 Logan
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Logan’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