Stark County Water District, OH
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2023-2025). 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.
Stark County Water District at a glance
Stark County Water District serves about 6,690 people through 2,600 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 Stark County, Ohio. EPA system ID: OH7607303; phone on file: 330-451-2303. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2022 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Stark County Water District is 0 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 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. Stark County Water District's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 36th percentile in Ohio and the 36th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
34 other systems share Stark County; 17 of them have a higher latest lead result than Stark County Water District. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Canton Public Water System | 107,113 | 3.47 ppb |
| 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 |
| 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) |
Next steps for Canton, OH
Look up your address in Stark County Water District'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 Stark County Water District 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.