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Water quality report

CINCINNATI, CITY OF-BOLTON PLT

CINCINNATI, OH · 93,600 people served · EPA PWSID OH3100422

The bottom line

CINCINNATI, CITY OF-BOLTON PLT (CINCINNATI, OH), which serves about 93,600 people, has no health-based drinking-water violations on record since 2016. Its most recent lead 90th-percentile sample was 5.3 ppb, within the 15 ppb federal action level. A certified water filter can reduce these at the tap — see the certified options for each below.

1
health contaminants on record
0
PFAS detected (UCMR5)
0
total violations on record since 2016 (incl. monitoring & reporting)

What the testing found

Measured levels from EPA violation records, compared to the federal limit (MCL). The black line marks the legal limit.

Lead

Within federal limit
Measured 5.3 ppb · federal limit 15 ppb · latest 12/31/2001 · 0 violations since 2016

No safe level. Damages developing brain/nervous system in children; linked to lower IQ, kidney and cardiovascular harm in adults. Usually enters water from corroding pipes/solder, not the source.

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Filters certified to clean up your water

Your water shows Lead. A refrigerator filter handles the most of this in one unit — these three are independently certified for the most of your contaminants (not marketing claims):

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Samsung DA97-08006N-3
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Covers 1 of your 1 filterable contaminant
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Sources & method. Contaminant levels and violations come from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (health-based violations, 2016–present); PFAS from EPA UCMR5 monitoring (2023–2025). Levels shown are the highest recorded value in the violation records; a violation means the contaminant exceeded its federal limit at the system level. Your home's water can differ from the system average. Public domain data; we are not affiliated with the EPA.