Stow Public Water System, OH
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. 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.
Stow Public Water System at a glance
Stow Public Water System serves about 35,437 people through 13,297 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Summit County, Ohio. EPA system ID: OH7704503; phone on file: 330-689-2911. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Stow 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 Stow Public Water System is 1.13 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 1.13 ppb |
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. Stow Public Water System's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 43rd percentile in Ohio and the 39th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
28 other systems share Summit County; 12 of them have a higher latest lead result than Stow Public Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Akron City Pws | 280,000 | 2.67 ppb |
| Cuyahoga Falls City Pws | 51,114 | 0 (not detected) |
| Barberton City | 31,298 | 3.01 ppb |
| Tallmadge City Pws | 18,394 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hudson City Pws | 8,385 | 2.1 ppb |
| Munroe Falls City Pws | 5,042 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lakemore Village Pws | 3,068 | 0 (not detected) |
| Silver Lake Village Pws | 2,519 | 2.95 ppb |
| Aqua Ohio - Shepard Hills Pws | 725 | 2.1 ppb |
| Towbridge Development | 352 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Stow Public Water System'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 Stow 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.