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Is New Knoxville, OH tap water safe?

2 utilities serve New Knoxville, 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.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

Neither of the 2 utilities serving New Knoxville has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records.

New Knoxville Village, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Ohio’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

The water from New Knoxville Village is moderately hard, 85 mg/L (4.9 grains per gallon). How Ohio’s water compares.

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

Water testing near New Knoxville

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.

The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to New Knoxville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Eurofins DW and WW Central - Lima

    Lima, OH · about 18 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (419) 223-1362

  • Logan County Health District Laboratory

    Bellefontaine, OH · about 30 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (937) 592-9040

  • Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Dayton

    Englewood, OH · about 41 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics

    (800) 723-5227

All 76 certified labs for Ohio

ZIP codes in New Knoxville

Which ZIP codes are in New Knoxville: 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 Knoxville

Towns nearby with a page of their own.

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