Is Ross, OH tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 4 utilities serving Ross has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records.
Fairfield City PWS, 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.
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 Ross’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Fairfield City PWS
Ohio · serves 44,907 people · about 1,600 in Ross
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Hamilton Public Water System
Ohio · serves 62,447 people · about 750 in Ross
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 5.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Southwest Regional Water District
Ohio · serves 42,856 people · about 440 in Ross
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Cincinnati Public Water System
Ohio · serves 800,000 people · under 100 in Ross
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 6.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: hard, 126 to 140 mg/L (7.4 to 8.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Ross
The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to Ross, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
ALS Environmental - Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH · about 16 miles
Certified for lead and copper, metals, asbestos
Q Laboratories
Cincinnati, OH · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Dayton Central Water Quality Laboratory
Dayton, OH · about 39 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Which ZIP codes are in Ross: 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 Ross
Other towns in Butler County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Fairfield City PWS’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water