Is COLUMBUS PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM Water Safe to Drink in 2026?
Ohio · PWSID OH2504412 · Surface water
Population served
1,305,946
Cities served
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State / jurisdiction
Ohio (OH)
PWSID
OH2504412
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TAP WATER GRADE
High risk
Model score 0/88 from violations, PFAS profile, and monitoring signals — not a laboratory test of your faucet.
33 violation record(s) in the latest EPA SDWA quarterly snapshotPFAS above EPA MCL (UCMR5 regulated compounds)
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CONTAMINANTS — EPA UCMR5 MONITORING
Compound
Level (ppt)
EPA limit
Health guideline
Status
PFHxA
18.2
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Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBA
17.0
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFPeA
14.2
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Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFBS
11.1
—
Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
PFOAregulated
5.3
4 ppt
Exceeds
Above health advisory
PFHpA
4.3
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Within / n/a
Unregulated (monitored)
Source: EPA UCMR5 · ppt = parts per trillion · MCL = enforceable limit for regulated PFAS
VIOLATIONS HISTORY (FEDERAL SNAPSHOT)
EPA’s national SDWA quarterly files associate 33 violation-related records with this system in the same reporting quarter as the utility snapshot used on WaterCheckup. This is not a complete historical docket — see ECHO and SDWIS for full compliance context.
Based on COLUMBUS PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM's monitoring and violation profile, here are vetted filtration options — same picks framework as our city reports.
TOP PICKS FOR COLUMBUS PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM
⚠ EPA violations / contaminants in monitoring data
WHY THIS FOR COLUMBUS PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM · Chosen for COLUMBUS PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM because PFAS was detected at 18.2 ppt in UCMR5 — above the 4 ppt limit for some regulated compounds — and this system shows 33 violation record(s) in the latest federal snapshot. RO removes 99%+ of PFAS at the tap.
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