Is New California, OH tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving New California has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records.
Marysville City PWS, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 0.9 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 New California’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Marysville City PWS
Ohio · serves 25,571 people · about 120 in New California
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 0.9 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Mid - Ohio WSD - Jackson Street WTP
Ohio · serves 4,467 people · under 100 in New California
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 27 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
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 Marysville City PWS’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
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: Arsenic, Lead
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: Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near New California
The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to New California, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
MASI Laboratory
Plain City, OH · under a mile
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Superior Laboratories
Galloway, OH · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria
Benchmark Environmental Labs, Inc.
Columbus, OH · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in New California
Which ZIP codes are in New California: 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 New California
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Marysville City PWS’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water