Water Utility

Ross County Water Company Inc. PWS

Location Ross County, Ohio,
OH
Serves 35,345
Source Groundwater
PWS ID OH7101412

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Bromodichloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 5.95 ppb No Legal Limit
99x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Chloroform

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 8.62 ppb No Legal Limit
22x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.4 ppb
This Utility: 0.983 ppb No Legal Limit
33x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.03 ppb

Dibromochloromethane

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 3.73 ppb No Legal Limit
37x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 3.45 ppb No Legal Limit
17x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.2 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 5.45 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
55x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 12.1 ppb No Legal Limit
202x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 0.729 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
5.2x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb
This Utility: 0.728 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
5.2x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb

Radium, combined (-226 and -228)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 2.16 ppb Legal Limit: 5 ppb
43x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.05 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 18.8 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
125x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb

Trichloroacetic acid

Potential Effect: cancer
This Utility: 1.48 ppb No Legal Limit
15x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb
This Utility: 43.5 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 0.733 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.5 ppb
This Utility: 203 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
210 ppb
This Utility: 0.932 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 4.03 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 5.01 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
40 ppb
This Utility: 0.289 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1500 ppb

Find a Filter

See which water filtration technologies are effective at reducing the contaminants detected in this utility's water supply.

Carbon Filters
Filters 9 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+1 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 12 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+5 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Most effective
Cons
  • Higher upfront cost
  • Requires more maintenance
  • Wastes water
Other Considerations
Ion Exchange
PROS: Softens hard water, Reduces some contaminants
CONS: Doesn't remove all contaminants
Whole-House Filters
PROS: Useful for reducing radiologicals and TCE
CONS: Expensive to install and maintain, Risk of bacterial contamination

Explore filter options for each contaminant. See which technologies are effective at reducing specific contaminants.

Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Bromodichloromethane
Chloroform
Dibromoacetic acid
Dibromochloromethane
Dichloroacetic acid
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*
Nitrate
Nitrate and nitrite
Radium, combined (-226 and -228)
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Trichloroacetic acid
Other Contaminants Detected
Barium
Bromoform
Chlorate*
Fluoride
Manganese
Molybdenum
Strontium*

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