We read 8 results from Middletown City Pws’s 2015 water quality report. No results over a legal limit or above a health goal.
Serves about 51,229 people · Water system ID OH0901712 · Read the district’s 2015 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bariumsingle sample · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2014 · Treatment plant · 2015 report, page 3 | 0.05 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chlorineaverage · range 0.21 to 1.08 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2015 report, page 3 | 0.64 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · printed as 72.2 ppb · sampled 2013 · Customer taps · 2015 report, page 3 | 0.07 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 5.21 to 5.45 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2015 report, page 3 | 5.33 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 28.6 to 28.6 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2015 report, page 3 | 28.6 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Fluorideaverage · range 0.7 to 1.07 · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plant · 2015 report, page 3 | 0.87 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2013 · Customer taps · 2015 report, page 3 | Not detected | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Not detected |
| Nitrate (as N)single sample · listed as a violation in the report · Treatment plant · 2015 report, page 3 | 1.31 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.
EPA testing for PFAS and lithium
EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in Middletown City Pws’s water between Feb 2024 and Aug 2024. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- PFOS4.3 pptFound in 1 of 2 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.
PFAS ("forever chemicals")
Found: PFOS (EPA testing)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
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