Athens Co., The Plains S.D. 1 Pws, OH
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Who runs the water here
Athens Co., The Plains S.D. 1 Pws serves about 3,276 people through 1,278 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Athens County, Ohio. EPA system ID: OH0500303; phone on file: 740-797-7146. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2021 (2.6 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Athens Co., The Plains S.D. 1 Pws is 12.6 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.6 ppb |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 12.6 ppb over 10 |
How Athens Co., The Plains S.D. 1 Pws compares
Of the 1,079 Ohio systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.7 ppb; 1 are over 15 ppb right now and 27 have gone over at some point. Athens Co., The Plains S.D. 1 Pws's 2 ppb sits at the 77th percentile in Ohio and the 72nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
12 other systems share Athens County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Athens Co., The Plains S.D. 1 Pws. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Athens Pws | 32,725 | 0 (not detected) |
| Le-Ax Regional Water District Pws | 19,311 | 1.19 ppb |
| Nelsonville Pws | 6,656 | 1.2 ppb |
| Sunday Creek Valley Water Pws | 5,451 | 1.7 ppb |
| Burr Oak Regional Water District | 1,994 | 1.6 ppb |
| Glouster Public Water System | 1,659 | 0.8 ppb |
| Chauncey | 1,428 | 1.19 ppb |
| Albany Village Pws | 901 | 0 (not detected) |
| Coolville Village Pws | 859 | 2.8 ppb |
| Jacksonville Village Pws | 481 | 0.3 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Millfield, OH may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Athens Co., The Plains S.D. 1 Pws whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.