Cleveland tap water: what EPA testing found

What the data shows

No PFAS above EPA’s limits, lithium below the screening level, and no health-based violations since 2016 in this data.

• Lead from home plumbing (not in this data)

  UCMR 5 does not test for lead, and lead usually enters water from service lines and plumbing inside buildings. Your utility’s lead service line inventory says whether your address is served by a lead line.

  What fits: Lead comes from lead service lines, solder and fixtures inside buildings, not usually from the treatment plant. Use a filter certified for lead reduction (NSF/ANSI 53 or 58) at the tap you drink from.

  Certified — IAPMO listing, checked 16 Oct 2026

  • Brita Elite Replacement Filter, formerly Longlast+Pitcher filter · OB06
  • Culligan with ZeroWater Technology 10 Cup PitcherPitcher filter · ZEROP10
  • PUR PLUS Lead Reducing Pitcher & Dispenser Replacement FilterPitcher filter · PPF951K
  • ZeroWater 5-Stage Replacement FilterPitcher filter · ZR-017
  • Culligan Scout 2.25 Gallon Gravity Countertop System with MaxClear…Countertop dispenser · MCSP
  • PUR Faucet Filtration System, VerticalFaucet-mount filter · FM-3333B
  • PUR PLUS Faucet Filtration System – Horizontal, ChromeFaucet-mount filter · PFM400H
  • AquaTru Classic Countertop Reverse Osmosis Water PurifierCountertop reverse osmosis · AT2000
  • Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect Under Sink Water FilterUnder-sink filter · AQ-MF-1
  • Culligan EZ-Change Under Sink Drinking Water Filtration SystemUnder-sink filter · US-EZ-4
  • Waterdrop 800 GPD Tankless Reverse Osmosis System - Waterdrop G3P800Under-sink reverse osmosis · WD-G3P800
  • Waterdrop G3P600 Reverse Osmosis System - Waterdrop G3P600Under-sink reverse osmosis · WD-G3P600

  Brand says certified — not found in IAPMO’s listing; check NSF

  • LifeStraw Home 7-Cup Glass Water Filter PitcherPitcher filter · LSH7SPC101 · check NSF’s listing yourself
  • Aquasana Clean Water MachineCountertop dispenser · AQ-CWM2-B · check NSF’s listing yourself
  • Brita Elite Advanced Water Filter Faucet System with Brita…Faucet-mount filter · FF-100 · check NSF’s listing yourself
  • Brita Hub Countertop Water Filter System with Brita Hub FilterCountertop filter · 87340 · check NSF’s listing yourself
  • Aquasana Claryum 2-Stage Under Sink Water FilterUnder-sink filter · AQ-6200 · check NSF’s listing yourself
  • Aquasana Claryum 3-Stage Max Flow Under Sink Water FilterUnder-sink filter · AQ-6300M · check NSF’s listing yourself
  • Aquasana Claryum 3-Stage Under Sink Water FilterUnder-sink filter · AQ-6300 · check NSF’s listing yourself
  • A. O. Smith High Efficiency Reverse Osmosis SystemUnder-sink reverse osmosis · AOS-HERO-CHR · check NSF’s listing yourself
  • APEC Water Tankless RO System 4 Stage Water Filter, 1000 GPD Reverse…Under-sink reverse osmosis · ROTL-A1000 · check NSF’s listing yourself
  • APEC Water Ultimate 5-Stage 90 GPD High Output Reverse Osmosis Water…Under-sink reverse osmosis · RO-90 · check NSF’s listing yourself
  • Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis Water FilterUnder-sink reverse osmosis · AQ-SFRO2 · check NSF’s listing yourself
  • Culligan Aquasential Smart Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water…Under-sink reverse osmosis · Aquasential Smart RO · check NSF’s listing yourself
  • iSpring RCC7AK, NSF Certified 75 GPD, Alkaline 6-Stage Reverse…Under-sink reverse osmosis · RCC7AK · check NSF’s listing yourself
  • Waterdrop X Series Reverse Osmosis System, X12Under-sink reverse osmosis · WD-X12 · check NSF’s listing yourself

  NSF’s and WQA’s listings can’t be checked automatically; each product page also links to WQA’s.

PFAS and lithium (EPA UCMR 5)

480 results from 4 sampling points, 3 Sep 2024 to 3 Jun 2025. Averages count results below EPA’s reporting level as zero, as the PFAS rule does. Every number links to EPA’s UCMR 5 Data Finder (search PWSID OH1801212). Limits: EPA PFAS rule.

* PFHxS, PFNA and HFPO-DA limits (and the PFAS hazard index) are in the rule, but EPA proposed on 20 May 2026 to rescind them; not final as of 16 Oct 2026. UCMR 5 results are screening data, not compliance results: compliance uses quarterly running averages from 2029. Source file: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data (dated 15 Oct 2026).

Health-based violations since 2016

None in EPA’s SDWIS data.

Source: EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts and the ECHO report for OH1801212, retrieved 16 Oct 2026.

Hardness

6.8 grains per gallon (average, 2025), from the utility’s water report checked 16 Oct 2026. Size a softener for this water.

Places and ZIP codes served

Cleveland, Euclid, Chagrin Falls, Hudson, Medina, Strongsville, Aurora, Avon Lake, Bay Village, Beachwood, Bedford, Berea, Brecksville, Broadview Heights, Brookpark, Brunswick, Chesterland, Columbia Station, Cortland, Cuyahoga Falls, Eastlake, Gates Mills, Hinckley, Independence, Lakewood, Macedonia, Maple Heights, North Olmsted, North Royalton, Northfield, Novelty, Olmsted Falls, Painesville, Peninsula, Ravenna, Richfield, Rocky River, Solon, Stow, Twinsburg, Valley City, Westlake, Willoughby.

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ZIP codes the system reported to EPA for UCMR 5; place names from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A ZIP code can be split between systems.