Metals · 2024

Copper in Cincinnati, OH tap water

Over the federal limit· 370.0× the limit

Cincinnati, OH's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Copper at or above the federal limit (1.3 mg/L Action level). Measured value is 370.0× the threshold.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Reported level
System-wide
0 mg/L
Reported level
System-wide
90 mg/L
Reported level
System-wide
90 mg/L
Range
System-wide
0–0.095 mg/L
Reported level
System-wide
0 mg/L
Range
System-wide
0–481 mg/L

Verbatim from Cincinnati, OH's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Copper

A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing.

Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.

How Cincinnati, OH compares

5 of the 339 systems measuring Copper on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Copper:

People also ask

+Is there Copper in Cincinnati, OH tap water?

Yes — Cincinnati, OH's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Copper at 0–481 mg/L. Cincinnati, OH's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report shows Copper at or above the federal limit (1.3 mg/L Action level). Measured value is 370.0× the threshold.

+What's the federal limit for Copper in drinking water?

The federal Action level for Copper is 1.3 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Copper?

A metal that enters water from corroding household plumbing. Short-term exposure causes stomach distress; long-term exposure can damage the liver and kidneys.

+Which other U.S. cities have Copper over the federal limit?

5 of the 339 systems on The Water Map measuring Copper report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Town of Denton, MD, Scottsdale, AZ, City of Hayward, CA.

+Where does this Copper measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Copper entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Cincinnati, OH water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/oh/cincinnati/2024/source.

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