- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 3.
- PFOS (a PFAS): found in 2 of 6 samples, average 1.7 ppt, highest 6.1 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, May 2023–Feb 2024)
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 6 samples, average 1.7 ppt, highest 5.2 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, May 2023–Feb 2024)
- PFBS (a PFAS): found in 2 of 6 samples, average 1.3 ppt, highest 4.1 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, May 2023–Feb 2024)
- Lead, 90th percentile: 2.05 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2026–Jun 30, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Cincinnati tap water? What EPA records show
EPA OH3102612 · serves Hamilton County, OH · about 800,000 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Cincinnati Public Water System (EPA OH3102612)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Cincinnati's main utility, Cincinnati Public Water System: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (OH3102612) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 3. This is public data, not a test of your tap.
What EPA records show for Cincinnati Public Water System, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (OH3102612) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Cincinnati Public Water System (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 2.05 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2026–Jun 30, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 3.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does Cincinnati Public Water System use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Cincinnati Public Water System's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.