Scioto Water Inc.-Sugar Camp, OH
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 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.
Scioto Water Inc.-Sugar Camp at a glance
Scioto Water Inc.-Sugar Camp serves about 6,458 people through 2,691 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Scioto County, Ohio. EPA system ID: OH7300903; phone on file: 740-354-9140. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2025 (1.3 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Scioto Water Inc.-Sugar Camp is 6.5 ppb across 13 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 ppb |
| 2025 | 1.3 ppb |
| 2024 | 2.6 ppb |
| 2023 | 3.9 ppb |
| 2022 | 5.1 ppb |
| 2021 | 6.5 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
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. Scioto Water Inc.-Sugar Camp's 2 ppb sits at the 77th percentile in Ohio and the 73rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
16 other systems share Scioto County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Scioto Water Inc.-Sugar Camp. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Portsmouth City | 40,475 | 1.6 ppb |
| Scioto Co. Regional Water District #1 | 13,820 | 1.1 ppb |
| Northwest Regional Water District | 11,059 | 2.8 ppb |
| Scioto Water Inc.-Rose Hill | 8,861 | 1.5 ppb |
| Scioto Water Inc. - Pond Run | 845 | 2.8 ppb |
| Scioto Water Inc.-Sr125 | 537 | 0 (not detected) |
| Scioto Water Inc.-Careys Run | 352 | 4 ppb |
| Scioto Water Inc - Stony Run | 178 | 0.5 ppb |
| Scioto Water, Inc.-Davis Camp | 134 | 0 (not detected) |
| Scioto Water Inc. - Gliem Rd Pws | 132 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Franklin Furnace, 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 Scioto Water Inc.-Sugar Camp 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.