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Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in Ohio

88 active public water systems in Ohio had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 38 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.

Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Bowling Green City
Wood County
31,578 1 0
Ashtabula County Water System
Ashtabula County
14,757 1 0
Bellaire Public Water System
Belmont County
4,278 3 2
Jackson/milton Metro Water District PWS
Mahoning County
3,728 3 2
Odrc-Pickaway Correction PWS
Pickaway County
3,376 6 4
Brilliant Water and Sewer
Jefferson County
2,000 4 2
Pomeroy Village PWS
Meigs County
1,800 6 4
Northern Perry Co.water #1
Perry County
1,706 4 2
Felicity Village PWS
Clermont County
1,573 3 2
Kingston Village PWS
Ross County
1,032 5 4
Rock Creek Village
Ashtabula County
667 5 0
Coalton
Jackson County
663 4 2
Jewett Village
Harrison County
650 2 1
Pine Ridge MHP
Lorain County
570 5 4
Lake Sherman Village PWS
Stark County
563 4 1
Old Trail School
Summit County
497 1 1
Spring Hill Elementary School
Summit County
495 1 1
Warren Water Authority
Jefferson County
481 6 2
South Solon Village PWS
Madison County
395 3 2
Education Alternatives
Summit County
320 1 1
Mantua Mobile Home Park
Portage County
250 2 1
Pebble Creek Convalescent Center
Summit County
240 4 1
Springfield House Mimis House of Littles
Clark County
185 7 5
Ohio Farms Packing Co. PWS
Wayne County
175 2 1
Pleasant Valley Church and School
Trumbull County
162 2 2
Boyer Kindergarten Center
Summit County
150 2 2
Carvel Manor MHP
Pickaway County
148 4 3
Chester Town Center PWS
Geauga County
145 1 0
Transportation Research Center PWS
Logan County
140 2 1
Grandview Heights Civic Association PWS
Champaign County
120 4 1
Salem Amish Fellowship Church School PWS
Coshocton County
120 2 0
Buckeye Beach Park, LLC
Fairfield County
100 4 2
New Adventures Early Learning Center
Portage County
86 1 1
M and C Mobile Home Park
Mahoning County
58 4 2
Pleasant Park Mobile Court
Trumbull County
58 3 2
Bayloff Stamped Products-Kinsman
Trumbull County
56 1 1
Quikrete Companies
Portage County
50 1 1
Deer Lake Mobile Park
Geauga County
40 2 2
Cleveland Public Water System
Cuyahoga County
1,308,955 1 0
Aqua Ohio Mentor
Lake County
74,500 1 0
Rural Lorain Co. Water a
Lorain County
73,125 1 0
Lakewood City PWS
Cuyahoga County
50,942 3 0
Warren City PWS
Trumbull County
49,130 1 0
Kings Island PWS
Warren County
31,753 2 0
Galion City
Crawford County
10,453 2 1
Portage County Water Resources
Portage County
8,606 3 2
Obetz Village PWS
Franklin County
3,167 3 1
Doylestown Village PWS
Wayne County
3,051 3 1
New Richmond Village PWS
Clermont County
2,698 3 1
Choctaw Utilities, Inc.
Madison County
2,200 2 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Ohio records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.