Short answer: No measured result is above a legal limit; the water is moderately hard. Cleveland Public Water System serves 1,308,955 residents.
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CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM (EPA PWSID OH1801212) delivers surface water to 1,308,955 residents. This report reflects 29 individual PFAS result(s) from the source UCMR5 observations and the latest Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile result. The utility's 2024 CCR reports moderately hard water and chlorine disinfection.
0health-based violations in the last 10 years
From EPA SDWIS. A clean violation history means no enforcement action was recorded; it does not cover contaminants without a limit.
Plumbing inside a home can add lead that the system record can't show. A tap test tells you what reaches your glass.
144,193 lead service lines; 528 galvanized lines to replace
Screening tells you if something is worth a closer look; a lab result is the number you can act on.
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Screening: quick check, not lab-grade
Safe Home (EnviroTestKits)
Lead, read as one of three ranges: 0–4, 5–15 or 15+ ppb
What it can't tell you: It shows a lead range, not an exact level, and tests nothing else unless you pay extra for the optional lab test.
Lab-certified results
ETR Laboratories
50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
What it can't tell you: It does not test PFAS, and not every result on the panel falls under the lab's accredited scope.
Each card names which Cleveland findings its current certification covers, and which it doesn't.
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PurityMap does not give a safe/unsafe verdict; it shows what the public records measured. For Cleveland, no regulated PFAS were detected in EPA's 2024 testing. CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM (PWSID OH1801212) has a Purity Score of 97/100 (confidence: high), assessed at the water-system level and computed only from contaminants that were measured. Water can change in your own pipes, so a certified test is the only way to know what comes out of your tap.
CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM (PWS ID OH1801212) is the public water system on record for Cleveland, Ohio, serving about 1,308,955 people. Confirm the utility on your water bill before acting on a specific finding.
Surface water (primary source of record in EPA SDWIS).
None of the 29 PFAS in EPA's UCMR 5 testing (2024-09-03 to 2025-06-03) was detected. "Not detected" means below the lab's reporting limit, not proven zero.
Lead is not in Cleveland's current published record. Lead usually enters from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so a certified home test is the way to know yours.
PurityMap's current record for Cleveland holds 34 findings: 3 detected within the reference and 31 not detected. Each finding links to its dated public record; a parameter that was never monitored is shown as pending, not as a pass.
Cleveland's water is recorded as 6.8 gpg, moderately hard. Hardness is an aesthetic and plumbing characteristic, not a health-based limit.
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| Contaminant | Result | Benchmark | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 27.9 ppb | 80 ppb federal MCL | 2024 | Cleveland Water 2024 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 11.8 ppb | 60 ppb federal MCL | 2024 | Cleveland Water 2024 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) |
| Water hardness | 6.8 gpg | Aesthetic, no federal health limit | 2024 | Cleveland Water 2024 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) |
11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Every value is the published result from the cited public record. A reporting limit is the lowest level the method could reliably quantify; a non-detect is not a guarantee of zero.
UCMR5 Analytical Results
UCMR5 Analytical Results: CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM (OH1801212)
US EPA
State SDWIS Compliance Record
Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile: CLEVELAND PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM (OH1801212)
US EPA SDWIS
Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
Cleveland Water 2024 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
Cleveland Water
Methodology: how we analyze water. Prepared with AI assistance and reviewed by the PurityMap Editorial Team before publication.
Start with the hot-or-cold tap check. Where Cleveland Public Water System reported something related, it's shown below.
Cleveland disinfects with chlorine (utility water-quality report).
Lead at Cleveland Public Water System: not detected (90th percentile, 2022–2024 monitoring period). Lead has no taste, so a taste neither shows nor rules it out.