Clearfork Mhp, OH
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
Clearfork Mhp serves about 318 people through 181 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Richland County, Ohio. EPA system ID: OH7000612; phone on file: 567-241-8922. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Clearfork Mhp's lead record
Against the period ending 2025 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Clearfork Mhp is 0.8 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0.6 ppb |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0.8 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
How Clearfork Mhp 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. Clearfork Mhp's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 13th percentile in Ohio and the 19th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
44 other systems share Richland County; 33 of them have a higher latest lead result than Clearfork Mhp. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Mansfield City | 51,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Shelby City | 9,453 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ontario City | 6,756 | 2.7 ppb |
| Lexington Village | 4,825 | 0 (not detected) |
| Madison Water District | 2,050 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bellville Village | 1,918 | 0.9 ppb |
| Plymouth Village | 1,874 | 0 (not detected) |
| Eastview Community Water Association | 1,100 | 2.6 ppb |
| Butler Village | 940 | 1.1 ppb |
| Aqua Ohio - Mansfield System #01 | 813 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Bellville, OH
Look up your address in Clearfork Mhp's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Clearfork Mhp 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.