Is Springfield, OH tap water safe?
Supplied by Springfield City Public Water System · serves 60,680 people (26,485 connections) · Groundwater · EPA ID OH1204412
Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it
Most of Springfield gets its water from Springfield City Public Water System. Parts of the city are served by a smaller system: Clark County Northridge Public Water System (8,874 people). Your water bill names your system.
Summary
No federal limits exceeded in EPA data.
- PFAS
- Not detectedNone of 29 PFAS found above EPA's reporting limits in 2 samples (2023–2025).
- Lead
- Below action level0.6 ppb (parts per billion) at the 90th percentile: 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it. Action level 15 ppb, falling to 10 ppb in Nov 2027. Monitoring period Jan 2024 – now, still in progress (results reported so far). Your home's pipes can make yours higher.
- Violations
- None health-basedNo health-based violations since 2016.
- Built before 1986, or not sure what your service line is made of? Check your service line and test your tap. Utility data can't show your pipes.
- Tested your own tap? Compare your result with these numbers. Moving? Compare this system with another.
- Read Springfield City Public Water System's annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report). It lists every regulated contaminant tested and is usually on the utility's website or mailed with your bill, and you can also request it at (937) 525-5880. EPA: how to find it.
PFAS (“forever chemicals”)
EPA UCMR 5: 1 entry point tested Jul 2023 to Jan 2024. "Average" is the highest entry-point average (non-detects counted as zero), the way EPA compares UCMR 5 results to the limits. ppt = parts per trillion. These results do not determine compliance.
| Contaminant | Highest average |
|---|---|
| PFOA Not detected Limit 4 ppt | – |
| PFOS Not detected Limit 4 ppt | – |
| PFHxS Not detected Limit 10 ppt | – |
| PFNA Not detected Limit 10 ppt | – |
| HFPO-DA (GenX) Not detected Limit 10 ppt | – |
| Hazard Index (a combined score for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and PFBS, where above 1 is over the limit) Not detected Limit 1 | – |
| PFBS Not detected Guideline 2,000 ppt | – |
| PFBA Not detected Guideline 6,000 ppt | – |
| PFHxA Not detected Guideline 3,000 ppt | – |
29 PFAS tested, 0 detected at least once. "Not detected" means below EPA's reporting limit (about 2 to 20 ppt depending on the chemical), not proven zero. PFAS not listed were not detected. The limits for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and the Hazard Index were proposed for rescission in May 2026. That proposal is not final. Systems have until 2029 to meet the limits.
Lithium
Not detected in 2 samples (reporting limit 9 ppb). About lithium.
Lead and copper
Latest 90th percentile: 0.6 ppb lead (Jan 2024 – now (in progress)). Below action level
1 reported result in EPA's records is far above anything physically plausible (likely a unit or data-entry error) and is not used in the summary.
| Monitoring period | Lead (90th pct.) |
|---|---|
| Jan 2024 – now (in progress) | 0.6 ppb |
| Jan 2021 – Dec 2023 | 0 ppb |
| Jan 2018 – Dec 2020 | 0 ppb |
Earlier results (9)
| Jan 2015 – Dec 2017 | 0 ppb |
| Jan 2012 – Dec 2014 | 4.2 ppb |
| Jan 2009 – Dec 2011 | 1.64 ppb |
| Jan 2008 – Dec 2010 | 0 ppb |
| Jan 2005 – Dec 2007 | 0 ppb |
| Jun 2005 – Sep 2005 | Reported value looks erroneous |
| Jan 2002 – Dec 2002 | 5 ppb |
| Jan 2001 – Dec 2001 | 5 ppb |
| Jan 2000 – Dec 2000 | 5 ppb |
Lead comes from pipes and fixtures, not the source water, so it varies home to home. The 90th percentile means 9 in 10 sampled homes were at or below it. More on lead.
Violations
2 unresolved monitoring or reporting violations: Consumer Confidence Rule.
Health-based violations mean a contaminant exceeded a limit or a required treatment step was missed. Monitoring and reporting violations mean required tests or reports were late or missing, so the water's quality during that time is unknown. The total includes every violation in EPA's records, most of them paperwork.
Earlier EPA testing (2013–2020)
| Contaminant | Highest | Guideline |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium-6 | 0.3 ppb | – |
| Vanadium | 0.25 ppb | 21 ppb |
| Strontium | 0.2 ppm | 1.5 ppm |
| Molybdenum | 4.22 ppb | 40 ppb |
Where it serves
Springfield
ZIP codes the system reported serving: 45501, 45502, 45503, 45504, 45505, 45506
Nearby utilities
- Yellow Springs Village Public Water System Yellow Springs · 10 mi · PFAS above limit
- Wright-Patterson AFB Area A Public Water System Wright-Patterson AFB · 15 mi · PFAS above limit
- Wright-Patterson AFB Area B Public Water System Wright-Patterson AFB · 15 mi · PFAS above limit
- Dayton Public Water System Dayton · 23 mi · PFAS above limit
- Dayton VA Bldg 410 Water System Dayton · 23 mi · PFAS above limit
- Montgomery County Water Services 1 Public Water System Kettering · 24 mi · PFAS above limit
Questions
Is Springfield tap water safe to drink?
Most of Springfield gets its water from Springfield City Public Water System. Springfield City Public Water System has no health-based violations since 2016. EPA testing found no PFAS above the federal limits. Federal data can't tell you about your own pipes: lead comes from service lines and plumbing, so test your tap if your home was built before 1986. For the official word, read the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report.
Does Springfield water have PFAS?
EPA tested Springfield City Public Water System for 29 PFAS between Jul 2023 and Jan 2024 and none were detected above the reporting limits (about 2 to 20 ppt depending on the chemical).
What is the lead level in Springfield water?
The most recent 90th-percentile lead result for Springfield City Public Water System is 0.6 ppb, for the monitoring period that began Jan 2024 (still in progress). The federal action level is 15 ppb, falling to 10 ppb in November 2027. The 90th percentile means 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below this number. Individual homes can be higher.
Check these numbers yourself
Every figure on this page comes from public EPA records. You don't have to take our word for it:
- EPA's own report for OH1204412: violations, enforcement and inspections, straight from EPA.
- EPA UCMR 5 data: the PFAS and lithium results (search the file for PWSID OH1204412).
- EPA SDWIS download: the lead results, population and violation records we use.
- The utility's annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report): ask Springfield City Public Water System at (937) 525-5880, or see EPA's guide to finding it.
Found something that doesn't match? Tell us and we'll check it against EPA's records. How we check our data.
Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.