Canton Public Water System, OH
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3.47 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). 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
Canton Public Water System serves about 107,113 people through 41,074 service connections, which makes it a very large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Stark County, Ohio. EPA system ID: OH7608112; phone on file: 330-438-6574. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is down 4.53 ppb from 8 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Canton Public Water System is 8 ppb across 7 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.47 ppb |
| 2025 | 8 ppb |
| 2024 | 2.52 ppb |
| 2023 | 3.52 ppb |
| 2022 | 1.64 ppb |
| 2019 | 3.6 ppb |
| 2016 | 3.9 ppb |
Where this result ranks
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. Canton Public Water System's 3.47 ppb sits at the 91st percentile in Ohio and the 85th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
34 other systems share Stark County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Canton Public Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Aqua Ohio - Massillon Pws | 95,636 | 0 (not detected) |
| North Canton City Pws | 24,747 | 0 (not detected) |
| Alliance City Pws | 22,232 | 1.9 ppb |
| Louisville City Pws | 9,186 | 1.44 ppb |
| Stark County Water District | 6,690 | 0 (not detected) |
| Canal Fulton City Pws | 5,323 | 2.3 ppb |
| Minerva Village Pws | 3,684 | 4.82 ppb |
| Brewster Village Pws | 2,113 | 7.13 ppb |
| Navarre Village Pws | 1,957 | 0 (not detected) |
| East Canton Village Pws | 1,606 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Canton, 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 Canton Public Water System 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.