Sylvania City, OH
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2025-2025). 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.
About Sylvania City
Sylvania City serves about 21,618 people through 7,362 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Lucas County, Ohio. EPA system ID: OH4801303; phone on file: 419-885-8969. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Sylvania City's lead record
Against the period ending 2024 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Sylvania City is 0 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 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. Sylvania City's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 42nd 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
6 other systems share Lucas County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Sylvania City. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Toledo City Of | 360,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Oregon City | 19,950 | 0 (not detected) |
| Maumee City | 14,286 | 0 (not detected) |
| Waterville City | 6,500 | 0 (not detected) |
| Whitehouse Village | 5,200 | 1.1 ppb |
| Whispering Winds Mhc | 100 | 1.4 ppb |
Next steps for Sylvania, OH
Look up your address in Sylvania City'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 Sylvania City 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.