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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
Columbus Grove Village
Putnam County
2,137 4 2
Tanglewood Lake Water CO
Geauga County
1,800 2 1
South Range Local Schools K-12 PWS
Mahoning County
1,524 1 0
Tiltonsville PWS
Jefferson County
1,372 2 1
Pemberville Village PWS
Wood County
1,326 2 1
West Geauga Campus
Geauga County
1,298 3 0
Apple Creek Village PWS
Wayne County
1,190 3 0
Attica Village
Seneca County
1,148 6 0
Rockford Village
Mercer County
1,120 4 1
Northwest Water District PWS
Williams County
1,100 1 0
Tuscarawas Village
Tuscarawas County
1,056 4 2
Eastwood Elementary School PWS
Wood County
737 1 0
Racine Village PWS
Meigs County
675 3 2
Field High School
Portage County
610 2 0
Hamler Village
Henry County
580 3 1
Gurney Elementary School
Geauga County
500 1 0
Laura Village PWS
Miami County
487 6 3
Westview MHP
Wayne County
450 2 1
Rayland Village PWS
Jefferson County
417 4 3
Holden Arboretum
Lake County
398 2 1
Vanlue Village PWS
Hancock County
340 1 0
Bainbridge Center Bldg.
Geauga County
250 1 0
Heritage Classical Academy
Summit County
209 1 0
Wayne County Care Center
Wayne County
173 4 2
Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers, Inc.
Geauga County
160 1 0
St. Joseph School-Mogadore
Portage County
150 2 0
Luxium Solutions LLC
Geauga County
130 1 0
Malta Industrial Park, Ltd
Morgan County
120 1 0
Tricor Metals
Wayne County
98 1 0
Scenic Creek Apartments PWS
Stark County
80 3 2
Mpw Industrial Services
Licking County
79 1 0
Junction Buick
Geauga County
55 2 0
Advanced Drainage Systems PWS
Wayne County
50 1 0
Auburn Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation
Columbiana County
50 2 1
Cleveland Ave Properties
Summit County
40 1 0
McCartney Mobile Estates MHP 2
Mahoning County
31 3 0
Ohio Edison Kent
Summit County
30 1 0
McCartney Mobile Estates MHP 1
Mahoning County
25 3 0
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.