Water system
Huber Heights Public Water System
EPA ID OH5703612 · Montgomery County · 43,439 people served
Huber Heights Public Water System treats its own water from Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer (wells).
The system's record
- Aquifer
- Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer
- Active wells
- 5
- Serves
- 43,439 people · Montgomery County
- EPA ID
- OH5703612
About this area's water
Did you know
- A single plant carries the whole city: the 2025 CCR says the Rip Rap Road Water Treatment Plant supplies the distribution system throughout the year.
- The city owns the water and sewer system but Veolia runs it day to day - every technical contact listed in the CCR is a Veolia employee.
- Lead's 90th-percentile result was 0.00 ppb in 2025; zero of 30 sampled homes showed lead above the action level.
- Ohio EPA's statewide PFAS sweep tested Huber Heights in 2020 and found none of the six targeted compounds.
History4
- 2020Ohio EPA's statewide PFAS sweep tested the Huber Heights system; the city-posted findings letter says PFAS were not detected.
- 2023City posted a Water Integrity Study on aging water infrastructure and held a March 15 water infrastructure town hall.
- 2023Veolia Water published its annual report for the Huber Heights system, confirming Veolia already operated the utility.
- 2026The 2025 CCR, distributed May 2026, reports no water quality violations and a current unconditional license to operate.
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Per the 2025 CCR, all customers are served by the Rip Rap Road Water Treatment Plant, treating well water from the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer. Chlorine disinfection and fluoridation are documented; no softening or filtration step is described.
Water pressure
Not published; no city page or CCR document states a psi figure.
What it costs
No per-1,000-gallon rate is published. The city's billing page says charges are meter-based and vary by service area, and points to the municipal code.
Water quality & impurities8
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) Range 21.2-22.2 ppb; well under the MCL. | 22.2 ppb | 80 | 2025 |
| Nitrate Fertilizer runoff and septic leaching; far below the MCL. | 0.15 ppm | 10 | 2025 |
| Lead (90th percentile) Action level 15 ppb; 0 of 30 samples exceeded it. | 0.00 ppb | 15 | 2025 |
| Copper (90th percentile) Action level 1.3 ppm; 0 of 30 samples exceeded it. | 0.380 ppm | 1.3 | 2025 |
| Fluoride Running annual average; range 0.91-1.02. Added to promote strong teeth. | 0.964 ppm | 4 | 2025 |
| Barium Erosion of natural deposits; well below the MCL. | 0.140 ppm | 2 | 2024 |
| Combined radium Naturally occurring; monitored less than annually. | 0.702 pCi/L | 5 | 2021 |
| PFAS (six Ohio-listed compounds) Ohio EPA findings letter: not detected in samples from this system. | ND ppt | n/a | 2020 |
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 0 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.
1 violation of any kind logged since 2020: 1 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).
Projects & plans2
Recent and current work
- 2025 Water Main Replacement Project · 2025 · under construction
Latest in an annual program; the city posts replacement maps for 2010-2021, 2022, 2023-2024 and 2025. No cost figure published.
Planned or needed
- Water service line inventory · 2025 · completed
Required by the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions; the inventory is published at hhoh.org/654/water-service-line-inventory.
Supply stress
Ohio EPA's source water assessment found the raw supply has HIGH susceptibility to contamination: a relatively thin clay layer over the aquifer, shallow aquifer depth, and potential contaminant sources inside the protection areas. Ohio EPA's 2020 PFAS sampling found none.
Sewers
Sanitary
The city's Division of Water and Wastewater, operated under contract by Veolia, provides sewer COLLECTION service. No city-owned treatment plant, capacity, receiving stream, or consent decree was found, and the treatment provider is not identified in city sources.
Storm
Not detailed in any city source retrieved; no stormwater utility or fee was confirmed.
Main supplier in 1 ZIP code
Serves
Main water supplier in 1 ZIP code
- 45424 · Huber Heights and Dayton70% of residents
Also present in 1 more ZIP code
- 45371 · Tipp City23% of residents
Population-weighted resident shares; a ZIP code can have more than one system on record. Recomputed from each ZIP's own system list, not from the map's cached footprint.
Buys from · Sells to
Huber Heights Public Water System does not buy water from another system on record; it treats its own source water.
No other system is on record buying water from Huber Heights Public Water System.
What the records show about Huber Heights Public Water System
Who runs it
EPA's record says Huber Heights Public Water System has 17,014 service connections and serves 43,439 people.
EPA classes it as a community water system, one that serves the same residents all year.
EPA's record says it has substantially implemented source water protection under Ohio's program, dating the program from 2022. Its office telephone on EPA's record is 937-233-3292.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), water system record.
How the water is treated
EPA's treatment table registers these steps for Huber Heights Public Water System: corrosion control, chlorine disinfection, dechlorination, fluoridation, membrane filtration, and sand or media filtration.
The list is what each system registered with EPA for treatment plants EPA still shows as active, and it can lag a plant upgrade.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) treatment table (EPA Envirofacts, pulled September 2026).
Violations
EPA's record shows no health-based violations for Huber Heights Public Water System since 2015.
EPA logs 1 violation of any kind since 2020: 1 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) violation records: health-based violations with compliance periods beginning in 2015 or later, all violations from 2020 or later (EPA Envirofacts, pulled September 2026).
Lead and copper at the tap
In the sampling period ending December 2025, the 90th-percentile lead result at Huber Heights Public Water System was 0 ppb, under both the current 15 ppb action level and the 10 ppb level that applies from 2027. A result of 0 means at least nine in ten of the homes sampled had no lead detected.
The highest result on file is 8.2 ppb, in the period ending December 2018.
EPA has 12 sampling periods on file for Huber Heights Public Water System since 2016, the first ending in 2017; no period was above 10 ppb.
Every water system has to inventory its service lines, the pipes from the main to each building. In the inventory Huber Heights Public Water System sent EPA, 16,675 lines are counted.
| Material | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lead | 0 |
| Galvanized, needing replacement | 0 |
| Unknown material | 12,494 |
| Not lead | 4,181 |
| All lines | 16,675 |
Systems sample taps in the homes most likely to have lead pipes or solder. The 90th-percentile result is the level nine in ten of the sampled homes were at or below. Lead comes mostly from service lines and house plumbing, not the source water, so a low result for the system does not clear an old house.
EPA's dashboard status for this inventory: reported all required service line types.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) lead and copper 90th-percentile results (EPA Envirofacts), sampling periods ending 2016 or later; EPA's service line inventory dashboard, Ohio's 2026 Q2 submission.
PFAS
EPA's fifth national round of testing (UCMR 5) took 3 samples of the water entering the pipes of Huber Heights Public Water System in 2023 and measured 29 PFAS. No PFAS was detected, PFOA and PFOS (federal limit 4 ng/L each) among them.
Ohio EPA's own statewide sampling tested 1 plant of Huber Heights Public Water System (latest sample August 2020). Not one of the six PFAS tested (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and PFBS) was detected.
Ohio EPA's current sampling status map lists 1 plant of Huber Heights Public Water System as sampled, most recently February 2026.
PFAS are the 'forever chemicals' from firefighting foam, plating shops and non-stick coatings. Results are for water leaving the plant, not your tap.
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data (final release, August 2026); Ohio EPA statewide PFAS sampling, 2019 to 2021, and its sampling status map.
Disinfection byproducts
Chlorine that disinfects water also reacts with organic matter to form byproducts. Two groups have federal limits: total trihalomethanes (TTHM, 80 µg/L) and five haloacetic acids (HAA5, 60 µg/L), judged on running yearly averages at each sampling site.
For TTHM, the average of Huber Heights Public Water System's samples in 2019, the last year it was sampled, was 18.4 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 25.9 µg/L and the highest single sample was 43.7 µg/L, from 40 samples taken from 2012 to 2019.
For HAA5, the average in the last year sampled was 3.2 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 11.2 µg/L and the highest single sample was 41.9 µg/L, from 40 samples.
| Byproduct | Limit | Latest yearly average | Worst yearly average | Highest sample | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 80 µg/L | 18.4 µg/L (2019) | 25.9 µg/L | 43.7 µg/L | 40 |
| HAA5 | 60 µg/L | 3.2 µg/L | 11.2 µg/L | 41.9 µg/L | 40 |
A yearly average of 0 means nothing was detected in that year's samples. EPA's file stops at 2019; Ohio EPA's Drinking Water Watch has newer results.
Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, distribution-system samples (non-detects counted as zero).
Nitrate, arsenic and radioactivity
Nitrate: the highest of 16 samples was 0.33 mg/L (as nitrogen) in 2017; in 2019, the last year sampled, nitrate was not detected. No sample was over the limit of 10 mg/L. Nitrate above 10 is unsafe for infants.
Arsenic was not detected in 6 samples (limit 10 µg/L).
| Contaminant | Samples | Highest result | Limit | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate (as nitrogen) | 16 | 0.33 mg/L | 10 mg/L | 0 |
| Arsenic | 6 | not detected | 10 µg/L | 0 |
| Combined radium | 2 | 1 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L | 0 |
Measured in finished water: at the plant's entry points and in the distribution system; raw well and intake samples are left out. Non-detects count as zero.
Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, finished water.
Solvents and fuels
EPA's file holds results for all six solvent and fuel compounds it checked. Benzene, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, and vinyl chloride were not detected in 37 samples each.
| Compound | Limit | Samples | Detected in | Highest result | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzene | 5 µg/L | 37 | 0 of 37 | not detected | 0 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | 5 µg/L | 37 | 0 of 37 | not detected | 0 |
| 1,2-dichloroethane | 5 µg/L | 37 | 0 of 37 | not detected | 0 |
| Trichloroethylene (TCE) | 5 µg/L | 37 | 0 of 37 | not detected | 0 |
| Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) | 5 µg/L | 37 | 0 of 37 | not detected | 0 |
| Vinyl chloride | 2 µg/L | 37 | 0 of 37 | not detected | 0 |
"Not detected" means the lab's result was below what its method can measure, not that the compound is absent. Non-detects count as zero in the highest-result column.
Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, finished water.
Farm chemicals and metals
EPA's file holds results for 8 of the nine herbicides and metals it checked. Detected: cadmium in 2 of 6 samples, highest 0.57 µg/L (limit 5); barium in 6 of 6 samples, highest 166 µg/L (limit 2,000); thallium in 1 of 6 samples, highest 0.92 µg/L (limit 2). Not detected: atrazine in 4 samples, alachlor in 4 samples, chromium in 6 samples, mercury in 6 samples, selenium in 6 samples.
| Substance | Kind | Limit | Samples | Detected in | Highest result | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrazine | Farm chemical | 3 µg/L | 4 | 0 of 4 | not detected | 0 |
| Alachlor | Farm chemical | 2 µg/L | 4 | 0 of 4 | not detected | 0 |
| Chromium | Metal | 100 µg/L | 6 | 0 of 6 | not detected | 0 |
| Cadmium | Metal | 5 µg/L | 6 | 2 of 6 | 0.57 µg/L | 0 |
| Barium | Metal | 2,000 µg/L | 6 | 6 of 6 | 166 µg/L | 0 |
| Mercury | Metal | 2 µg/L | 6 | 0 of 6 | not detected | 0 |
| Selenium | Metal | 50 µg/L | 6 | 0 of 6 | not detected | 0 |
| Thallium | Metal | 2 µg/L | 6 | 1 of 6 | 0.92 µg/L | 0 |
Non-detects count as zero in the highest-result column.
Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, finished water.
Bacteria in the pipes
From 2012 to 2019, 11 of 3,922 routine total coliform samples taken in the distribution system at Huber Heights Public Water System tested positive (0.28%); in 2019, the last year on file, 0 of 493 did. E. coli was found in 1 of 3,485 samples tested for it.
A positive coliform test is a warning sign, not a violation by itself. E. coli is a sign that human or animal waste may have reached the water. Coliform counts are routine samples only; E. coli counts include repeat samples.
Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, distribution-system presence/absence tests for total coliform and E. coli.
Fluoride
The Ohio Department of Health's report to the CDC (My Water's Fluoride) says Huber Heights Public Water System adjusts the fluoride level to the recommended level for preventing tooth decay.
EPA's treatment table lists fluoridation among the steps at Huber Heights Public Water System.
Measured fluoride: 0.83 mg/L on average at the plant's entry points in 2018 (in the range dentists aim for); samples ran from 0.79 to 1.04 mg/L across 6 samples in 2012 to 2019.
The recommended level for preventing tooth decay is 0.7 mg/L; the federal limit is 4 mg/L. The treatment list is what each system registered with EPA and can lag a plant upgrade.
Source: CDC My Water's Fluoride (fluoridation status as reported by the Ohio Department of Health, fetched September 2026); EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) treatment table; EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, entry-point fluoride samples.
Lithium
Lithium was not detected in 2 UCMR 5 samples at Huber Heights Public Water System, last sampled in 2023 (the method reports from 9 µg/L).
Lithium is not regulated. EPA's draft health reference level is 10 µg/L, and it occurs naturally in deep groundwater, so well systems in the northwest run highest.
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data (final release, August 2026), samples from 2023 to 2025.
Water and sewer bills
Ohio EPA's 2023 rate survey puts the water bill at Huber Heights Public Water System for a household using 5,000 gallons a month at $453 a year, about $38 a month.
| Use | Water, per year | Sewer, per year |
|---|---|---|
| 2,500 gallons a month | $331 | not on file |
| 5,000 gallons a month | $453 | not on file |
| 8,000 gallons a month | $599 | not on file |
The survey lists it as “Huber Heights”. These are inside-city rates and annual bills at the use shown.
Source: Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water Rate Survey (Ohio State University, May 2025).
How well the service area is mapped
The service area drawn on the map for Huber Heights Public Water System comes from the utility's own map.
Counting the people who live in the ZIP codes it overlaps, this atlas estimates 41,220 residents are inside the boundary, 95% of the 43,439 people Huber Heights Public Water System reports serving.
The resident count is an estimate from 2020 Census ZIP-code populations, not a count of customers.
Source: EPA Service Area Boundaries; resident estimate by this atlas from ZIP-code overlap.
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On the map
Show this system's territory on the map — 2 ZIP codes in all.
Sources
U.S. EPA SDWIS and Community Water System Service Area Boundaries (v3, 2026), Ohio EPA primacy data, 2020 census blocks: the system serving most residents, traced through purchases to the treating utility; Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water Rate Survey (Ohio State, May 2025) for household bills; Ohio EPA DEFA loan awards since 2016 for the loans paragraph · EPA SDWIS · EPA service area boundaries · Ohio EPA drinking water · Ohio EPA rate survey
EPA's own record for this system: Enforcement and Compliance History report for OH5703612 (EPA ECHO).
Huber Heights Public Water System's own pages: hhoh.org, hhoh.org, daytonohio.gov
