Is Ohioville, PA tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 7 utilities serving Ohioville have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Pennsylvania’s records: Midland Boro Muni Auth and Glasgow Municipal Water Works.
Midland Boro Muni Auth, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 91 ppb, above the legal limit.
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 Ohioville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Midland Boro Muni Auth
Pennsylvania · serves 3,100 people · about 2,100 in Ohioville
1 result above the legal limit and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 91 ppb, above the legal limit.
16 health-based violations since 2016
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Ohioville Boro Muni Auth
Pennsylvania · serves 2,750 people · about 1,600 in Ohioville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Industry Boro Muni Auth
Pennsylvania · serves 1,865 people · about 690 in Ohioville
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 4.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Brighton Twp Muni Auth
Pennsylvania · serves 7,920 people · about 570 in Ohioville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Beaver Boro Muni Auth
Pennsylvania · serves 5,799 people · about 290 in Ohioville
3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFHxS at 41 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Vanport Twp Muni Auth
Pennsylvania · serves 2,000 people · under 100 in Ohioville
3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.0 ppt, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Glasgow Municipal Water Works
Pennsylvania · serves 51 people · nearly all in Ohioville
1 result above the action level and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 20 ppb, above the action level.
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 Midland Boro Muni Auth’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana Clean Water Machine (AQ-CWM2)
Countertop
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOS, PFOA, Lead
Ninja HydraSense Countertop Water Filtration System (WF1001)
Countertop
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOS, PFOA, Lead
PUR PLUS Faucet Filtration System, Horizontal (PFM400H)
Faucet mount
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOS, PFOA, Lead
Water testing near Ohioville
The 3 labs Pennsylvania certifies closest to Ohioville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Allegheny County Health Department Public Health Laboratory
Warrendale, PA · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria
Microbac Laboratories, Inc. Pittsburgh Division
Warrendale, PA · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA · about 30 miles
Certified for bacteria
Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory: Drinking water test kits from many county Extension offices, mailed back to the lab overnight with payment. Packages cover bacteria and basic chemistry, with add-ons for nitrate, metals, lead, and mining or gas drilling concerns. The standard package of bacteria, pH and total dissolved solids is $60, or $70 with nitrate; bacteria alone is $40, nitrate $15 and lead $25. Drinking Water Testing, Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Lab.
All 108 certified labs for PennsylvaniaWhich ZIP codes are in Ohioville: 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: Pennsylvania DEP Laboratory Accreditation Program, accredited labs for drinking water; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Ohioville
Other towns in Beaver County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Midland Boro Muni Auth’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)What it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water