Glouster Public Water System, OH
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.8 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.
Glouster Public Water System at a glance
Glouster Public Water System serves about 1,659 people through 724 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: OH0500703; phone on file: 740-767-3497. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Glouster Public Water System's lead record
Against the period ending 2021 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Glouster Public Water System is 0.8 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.8 ppb |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other Ohio systems
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. Glouster Public Water System's 0.8 ppb sits at the 53rd percentile in Ohio and the 48th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
12 other systems share Athens County; 9 of them have a higher latest lead result than Glouster Public Water System. 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 |
| Athens Co., The Plains S.D. 1 Pws | 3,276 | 2 ppb |
| Burr Oak Regional Water District | 1,994 | 1.6 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; Glouster, 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 Glouster 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.