Is Toledo City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Lucas

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-03-01 → 2023-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-03-01 → 2023-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-03-01 → 2023-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-03-01 → 2023-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-03-01 → 2015-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-03-01 → 2015-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-03-01 → 2015-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2015-03-01 → 2015-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-04-01 → 2014-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2014-04-01 → 2014-06-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0050 µg/L	1/4	2025

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Bromodichloromethane	14.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.5 µg/L	386/386	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	70.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 79.7 µg/L	386/386	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.2 µg/L	386/386	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	21.285 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27.9 µg/L	384/384	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	86.98 µg/L 109% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 105.2 µg/L	384/384	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.2 µg/L	378/384	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	27.7 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 34.1 µg/L	373/384	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.6 µg/L	347/386	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.9 µg/L	241/384	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	2925 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4350 µg/L	156/194	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	17 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 32 µg/L	125/203	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2899 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 4350 µg/L	78/97	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.4 µg/L	34/384	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	26/26	LCR	2025
Lead	14.85 µg/L 99% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 18 µg/L	10/203	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	1059 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1080 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	0.2700 µg/L 9% of the EPA limit 3 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3000 µg/L	6/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.08 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	3/384	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	10 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrite	10 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/94	SYR4	2012–2019
Simazine	0.0600 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	1/26	SYR4	2012–2019

75 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDiquatEndothallEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHfpo-DaLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BANNISTER, PATEKKA
Phone: 419-245-1846
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Toledo City of

Is Toledo City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Toledo City of's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Toledo City of's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, Dichloroacetic Acid, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Toledo City of serve?

Toledo City of reports serving 360,000 people in Ohio, per its EPA record.

Has Toledo City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 27 violations on file for Toledo City of, of which 12 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.