Short answer: In the 2023–2025 records we hold for Lancaster, no listed result is above a legal limit. Also worth knowing: lithium sits above a screening level. 2 substances were detected and 29 were tested and not detected. The water is from Lancaster City PWS, serving 40,400 residents.
LANCASTER CITY PWS (EPA PWSID OH2301012) delivers groundwater to 40,400 residents. This report reflects 29 individual PFAS result(s) from the source UCMR5 observations and the latest Lead & Copper Rule 90th-percentile result. Water hardness and disinfectant type are pending the utility's own annual report.
Track record
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.
Not in this recordDisinfection by-products weren't monitored in this dataset
No result is not a pass. Your utility's annual water quality report may list them, and a certified lab test covers your own tap.
Your household
Your tap can differ from the city record
The record describes water leaving treatment and samples across the system. Pipes, solder and fixtures inside a building can add lead the record can’t see, especially in older buildings with lead service lines.
Each card names which Lancaster findings its current certification covers, and which it doesn't.
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Water Pitcher
Brita Elite Water Filter Pitcher
✓Lead: eligible, evidence match
–Not established: Lithium
Not suitable for (3)
Treating every tap in the home
A whole-home hard-water or scale problem
All PFAS: its evidence covers only the compounds it names
Lancaster City PWS reported 2,349 galvanized service lines to replace in EPA’s inventory (2026Q2). Many utilities replace these lines for free or share the cost. Ask Lancaster City PWS whether your home’s line is on its list before you pay anyone.
Local help
Think your plumbing may be adding lead?
Call to be connected with a local plumbing provider about lead service lines, repiping or fixture replacement.
Your path: I live in an older buildingLead from plumbing is the main question
Older buildings may have lead service lines, solder or fixtures. Lancaster’s record shows lead at 0.8 µg/L (15 µg/L federal action level). Test first-draw water, then filter if needed.
Your path: My water tastes of chlorineThe disinfectant is not in this record
Most utilities keep chlorine or chloramine in the pipes. A carbon filter certified for taste and odor reduces either; your utility can tell you which it uses.
PurityMap does not give a safe/unsafe verdict; it shows what the public records measured. For Lancaster, no regulated PFAS were detected in EPA's 2024 testing; the lead 90th-percentile result was 0.8 µg/L against the 15 µg/L action level. LANCASTER CITY PWS (PWSID OH2301012) has a Purity Score of 99/100 (confidence: moderate), 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. What we found →
Who provides tap water in Lancaster?+
LANCASTER CITY PWS (PWS ID OH2301012) is the public water system on record for Lancaster, Ohio, serving about 40,400 people. Confirm the utility on your water bill before acting on a specific finding. Water utility →
Where does Lancaster get its drinking water?+
Groundwater (primary source of record in EPA SDWIS). Water utility →
Are PFAS "forever chemicals" in Lancaster's water?+
None of the 29 PFAS in EPA's UCMR 5 testing (2023-04-20 to 2023-11-21) was detected. "Not detected" means below the lab's reporting limit, not proven zero. What we found →
Is there lead in Lancaster's tap water?+
LANCASTER CITY PWS's most recent lead 90th-percentile result (2025) was 0.8 µg/L, below the 15 µg/L action level. That figure comes from sampled homes; lead usually enters from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink. Your household →
What does the latest Lancaster water report show?+
PurityMap's current record for Lancaster holds 31 findings: 1 above a reference, 1 detected within the reference and 29 not detected. Each finding links to its dated public record; a parameter that was never monitored is shown as pending, not as a pass. Records →
EPA SDWIS, EPA UCMR 5 and utility reports, each dated and linked.
02Normalize
Units converted to one basis; a non-detect kept distinct from zero.
03Classify
Each result tagged by reference type: MCL, action level, screening level or aesthetic.
04Compare to the named reference
Every value sits against its own reference, never a blended one.
05Score
Measured subjects summarised at the water-system level; an open health-based violation caps the score.
06Match treatment
Treatment is matched to what was found; a product is called certified only when its current certification names it.
What the Purity Score means: a summary of this water system’s published record, capped while a health-based violation is open. It is not a test of any tap. LANCASTER CITY PWS · PWSID OH2301012 · Purity Score 99/100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level
