Switzerland Of Ohio Water, OH
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.9 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.
Who runs the water here
Switzerland Of Ohio Water serves about 2,500 people through 1,049 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Monroe County, Ohio. EPA system ID: OH5600503; phone on file: 740-926-1465. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2025 (2.6 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Switzerland Of Ohio Water is 7.7 ppb across 7 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.9 ppb |
| 2025 | 2.6 ppb |
| 2024 | 5.3 ppb |
| 2023 | 7.7 ppb |
| 2022 | 1.4 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.2 ppb |
| 2018 | 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. Switzerland Of Ohio Water's 2.9 ppb sits at the 87th percentile in Ohio and the 80th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
6 other systems share Monroe County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Switzerland Of Ohio Water. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Monroe Water Systems | 4,334 | 1.8 ppb |
| Woodsfield Village Pws | 2,598 | 0 (not detected) |
| Switzer Water Association | 1,860 | 1.6 ppb |
| Ohio And Lee Twp Water Authority | 1,620 | 5.2 ppb |
| Clarington Village Pws | 440 | 0.9 ppb |
| Bedford Meadows | 156 | - |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Jerusalem, 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 Switzerland Of Ohio Water 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.