Wayne County Water Quality
Wayne County, Ohio: one city report built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.
Highest result for each contaminant
One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)WOOSTER CITY PWS4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA4.8 ng/L
- WOOSTER CITY PWS4.8 ng/LSample date: 2023-07-17 to 2024-02-05
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)WOOSTER CITY PWS10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA3.3 ng/L
- WOOSTER CITY PWS3.3 ng/LSample date: 2023-07-17 to 2024-02-05
Lead (90th percentile)WOOSTER CITY PWS15 µg/L federal action level · US EPA2.1 µg/L
- WOOSTER CITY PWS2.1 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2025
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)WOOSTER CITY PWS2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPA14.2 ng/L
- WOOSTER CITY PWS14.2 ng/LSample date: 2023-07-17 to 2024-02-05
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)WOOSTER CITY PWS400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLE5.5 ng/L
- WOOSTER CITY PWS5.5 ng/LSample date: 2023-07-17 to 2024-02-05
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)WOOSTER CITY PWSNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency6 ng/L
- WOOSTER CITY PWS6 ng/LSample date: 2023-07-17 to 2024-02-05
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)WOOSTER CITY PWSNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency6.3 ng/L
- WOOSTER CITY PWS6.3 ng/LSample date: 2023-07-17 to 2024-02-05
24 substances tested, none detected in this systemShow
Tested in this system: WOOSTER CITY PWS
- 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)
- Lithium
- 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)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
- Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
- Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
- Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Cities ranked by the records
Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.
0of 1 city above the 15 µg/L action level
Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.
Lead in OhioLargest water systems
- WoosterWOOSTER CITY PWS · OH850451226,618 served
Frequently asked
How does Wayne County tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 1 city in Wayne County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Wooster's main water system: WOOSTER CITY PWS · PWSID OH8504512 · Purity Score 72 (Fair) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.
How many Wayne County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?
1 of 1 Wayne County city report had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Wooster (PFOA 4.8 ng/L). That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. PFAS were detected at any level in 1.
Is there lead in Wayne County tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 1 of 1 Wayne County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.
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