We read 9 results from Aqua Ohio - Lawrence County’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 1 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 8,130 people · Water system ID OH4400803 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper90th percentile of 20 homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps: Lawrence · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.31 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Above the health goal1x the health goal |
| Atrazineas reported · Lawrence · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.09 ppb | 0.15 ppb | 3 ppb | Below the health goal |
| Bariumas reported · Lawrence · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.03 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chloramineas reported · range 2.1 to 2.4 · Lawrence · 2025 report, page 3 | 2.2 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)as reported · range 13 to 41.4 · Lawrence · 2025 report, page 3 | 28.7 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)as reported · range 15 to 82.1 · Lawrence · 2025 report, page 3 | 71.8 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Fluorideas reported · Lawrence · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.8 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Lead90th percentile of 20 homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps: Lawrence · 2025 report, page 3 | Not detected | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Not detected |
| Nitrate (as N)as reported · range 0.5 to 1.1 · Lawrence · 2025 report, page 3 | 1.1 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper. 2 numbers we weren’t sure about are held back until a person checks.
EPA testing for PFAS and lithium
EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in Aqua Ohio - Lawrence County’s water between Jan 2023 and Dec 2023. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- PFOA4.2 pptFound in 1 of 4 samples · highest resultAbove the federal limit that takes effect in 2029 (4 ppt)
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.
What you can do
Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.
Copper
Found: Copper
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
PFAS ("forever chemicals")
Found: PFOA (EPA testing)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
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