Mt Gilead Village Pws, OH
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 8.6 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.
About Mt Gilead Village Pws
Mt Gilead Village Pws serves about 3,503 people through 1,602 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Morrow County, Ohio. EPA system ID: OH5900712; phone on file: 419-569-2537. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is down 4 ppb from 12.6 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Mt Gilead Village Pws is 12.6 ppb across 10 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.6 ppb |
| 2025 | 12.6 ppb over 10 |
| 2024 | 6 ppb |
| 2023 | 8 ppb |
| 2022 | 9.5 ppb |
| 2021 | 7.1 ppb |
| 2020 | 5 ppb |
| 2019 | 3.1 ppb |
| 2018 | 7 ppb |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
How Mt Gilead Village 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. Mt Gilead Village Pws's 8.6 ppb sits at the 99th percentile in Ohio and the 96th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Morrow County
3 other systems share Morrow County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Mt Gilead Village Pws. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Cardington Village Pws | 2,079 | 1 ppb |
| Candlewood Lake Association Inc | 1,710 | 3.9 ppb |
| Lakeview Estates Mhp | 229 | 1 ppb |
Next steps for Mt Gilead, OH
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Mt Gilead, 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 Mt Gilead Village 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.