Consumer Notice of Tap Water Results for February 2026

Meets or exceeds state and federal lead and copper drinking water standards.

Overview

Wright State University is required to distribute a Consumer Notice for our Tap Water Results to all users of water served by its Public Water System. Read this information closely to see what you can do to reduce lead in your drinking water. Lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children.

Wright State’s public water system (PWS) 90th percentile value for lead is 3.1 µg/L, below the action level of 15 µg/L. Forty tap samples were collected on February 17-19. Forty samples had lead levels below the federal action level of 15.5 ppb, ranging from <2.0 to 7.2 ppb. Lead poses serious health risks, especially for pregnant women and young children. Read this information closely to see what you can do to reduce lead in your drinking water.

The lead and copper results for the forty (40) routine compliance samples collected in February 2026 can be found below.

Tap Water Result for February 17-19, 2026

Lead and copper enter drinking water from the corrosion of service line and household plumbing fixtures; therefore, reducing corrosivity is the primary method for reducing the health risk of lead and copper in drinking water. To measure the corrosivity of drinking water in contact with service lines and household plumbing, federal and state rules require samples be taken at residential taps or taps typically used for water consumption within the distribution system.

The EPA requires that the first-draw lead and copper samples are collected from Tier 1 sample sites, which are single family structures that contain copper pipes and lead solder installed between January 1, 1983 and December 1988 or contain lead pipes with lead service l lines. Because Wright State does not have Tier 1 locations, Tier 2 sampling sites are used. Tier 2 sampling sites are buildings that contain copper pipes with lead solder installed between January 1, 1983 and December 31, 1988. These buildings include Library Annex (LX), Math & Micro (MM), Health Sciences (HS), and a portion of Child Development Center (CDC or MiniU).

Table 1. Lead and Copper (LC) Sample Monitoring Plan (SMP) Results

#	SMP ID	Tap Location	Date	Cu, µg/L	Pb, µg/L	Was tap water lead content less than 15.5 ppb or 15.5 µg/L?
1	LC218	MM 251 - RR - LEFT	02/18/26 05:48	69	<2.0	Yes
2	LC228	CDC 131 - SINK - HAND	02/19/26 05:11	110	<2.0	Yes
3	LC248	LX 004 - RR - MENS - LEFT	02/17/26 05:59	78	<2.0	Yes
4	LC256	CDC 134 - PINK - SINK	02/19/26 05:40	51	<2.0	Yes
5	LC257	CDC 157 - BLUE - SINK	02/19/26 05:24	55	<2.0	Yes
6	LC258	CDC 156 - RED - SINK	02/19/26 05:18	63	<2.0	Yes
7	LC259	CDC 172 - PURPLE-  SINK	02/19/26 05:30	58	<2.0	Yes
8	LC260	CDC 173 - RAINBOW - SINK	02/19/26 05:34	43	<2.0	Yes
9	LC261	CDC 134 - PINK - DF	02/19/26 05:38	50	<2.0	Yes
10	LC262	CDC 157 - BLUE - DF	02/19/26 05:23	55	<2.0	Yes
11	LC263	CDC 156 - RED - DF	02/19/26 05:17	60	<2.0	Yes
12	LC264	CDC 172 - PURPLE - DF	02/19/26 05:29	56	<2.0	Yes
13	LC266	CDC 120 - RR - MENS	02/19/26 05:08	63	<2.0	Yes
14	LC267	CDC 124 - RR - WOMENS	02/19/26 05:09	73	<2.0	Yes
15	LC270	HS 120  - RR - MENS - RIGHT	02/17/26 05:12	110	<2.0	Yes
16	LC272	HS 224 - RR - LEFT	02/17/26 05:22	110	<2.0	Yes
17	LC273	HS 226 - RR - LEFT	02/17/26 05:24	100	<2.0	Yes
18	LC276	MM 023 - RR - WOMENS - LEFT	02/18/26 05:07	73	<2.0	Yes
19	LC278	MM 222 - SINK	02/18/26 05:53	140	<2.0	Yes
20	LC282	LX 004 - RR - MENS - MIDDLE	02/17/26 06:00	73	<2.0	Yes
21	LC286	MM 003A - SINK	02/18/26 05:04	160	<2.0	Yes
22	LC288	MM 023 - RR - WOMENS - RIGHT	02/18/26 05:09	71	<2.0	Yes
23	LC290	MM 025 - RR - MENS - MIDDLE	02/18/26 05:15	88	<2.0	Yes
24	LC292	MM 151 - RR - MENS - MIDDLE	02/18/26 05:32	76	<2.0	Yes
25	LC294	MM 147 - RR - WOMENS - LEFT	02/18/26 05:24	99	<2.0	Yes
26	LC296	MM 147 - RR - WOMENS - RIGHT	02/18/26 05:26	85	<2.0	Yes
27	LC298	MM 251 - RR - RIGHT	02/18/26 05:50	73	<2.0	Yes
28	LC299	MM 247 - RR - LEFT	02/18/26 05:42	72	<2.0	Yes
29	LC300	MM 247 - RR - MIDDLE	02/18/26 05:43	140	<2.0	Yes
30	LC302	LX 002 - RR - WOMENS - RIGHT	02/17/26 05:56	90	<2.0	Yes
31	LC306	LX 049 - RR - MENS - RIGHT	02/17/26 05:48	110	<2.0	Yes
32	LC307	LX 053 - RR - WOMENS - RIGHT	02/17/26 05:52	94	<2.0	Yes
33	LC308	CDC 131 - SINK - WASH	02/19/26 05:12	100	<2.0	Yes
34	LC269	HS 005 - SINK	02/17/26 05:01	190	2.4	Yes
35	LC314	HS 122 - RR - WOMENS - RIGHT	02/17/26 05:15	130	2.7	Yes
36	LC242	MM 151 - RR - MENS - LEFT	02/18/26 05:30	110	3.1	Yes
37	LC213	HS 120 - RR - MENS - LEFT	02/19/26 04:47	180	3.3	Yes
38	LC291	MM 025 - RR - MENS - LEFT	02/18/26 05:13	130	3.5	Yes
39	LC265	CDC 173 - RAINBOW - DF	02/19/26 05:33	40	4.1	Yes
40	LC310	HS 059 - RR - WOMENS	02/17/26 05:04	130	7.2	Yes

 

Why am I being notified of lead and copper results?

Ohio EPA requires that results for individual tap samples given to the owner and persons served at the tap, along with information about lead. This Consumer Notice is required for all lead tap samples, both compliance and special purpose. These results must be communicated to the consumer and to reach all users of the tap. To ensure this, Wright State emails the entire campus community, posts at the tap location, and makes the results available on-line. Many cities and municipalities include this information in their consumers water bills.

When do I get notified of the lead and copper results?

ASAP but no later than 2 business days after receipt of sample result, regardless of result.

What Does This Mean?

Under the authority of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the action level for lead in drinking water at 15.5 µg/L. This means PWSs must ensure that water from taps used for human consumption do not exceed this level in at least 90 percent of the sites sampled (90^th percentile value). The action level is the concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a PWS must follow. Wright State's 90^th percentile value is 3.1µg/L, which is less than the 15.5 µg/L action level for lead in drinking water.

In 2018, Ohio EPA established the threshold level for lead in drinking water at 15.5 µg/L. The lead threshold level is the concentration of lead in an individual tap water sample which, if exceeded, triggers additional notification requirements for those served by the tap sampled. 

Because lead may pose serious health risks, US EPA established a Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) of zero for lead. The MCLG is the level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.

What are the Health Effects of Lead?

Lead can cause serious health problems if too much enters your body from drinking water or other sources. It can cause damage to the brain and kidneys, and can interfere with the production of red blood cells that carry oxygen to all parts of your body. The greatest risk of lead exposure is to infants, young children, and pregnant women. Scientists have linked the effects of lead on the brain with lowered IQ in children. Adults with kidney problems and high blood pressure can be affected by low levels of lead more than healthy adults. Lead is stored in the bones, and it can be released later in life. During pregnancy, the child receives lead from the mother’s bones, which may affect brain development.

Where Can I Get Health Screenings and Testing of Blood Lead Levels?

Health Screenings and testing of blood lead levels are available through your personal health care provider. The Physician can determine if an exposure warrants testing and can be available to interpreting the results.

Greene County Public Health, the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio EPA provide additional information about lead levels.

What Can I Do to Reduce Exposure to Lead if Found in My Drinking Water?

• Run your water to flush out lead. If water has not been used for several hours, run water for thirty seconds to three minutes before using it for drinking or cooking. This helps flush any lead in the water that may have been leached from the plumbing.
• Use cold water for cooking and preparing baby formula. Do not cook with, drink water, or make baby formula from the hot water tap. Lead dissolves more easily in hot water.
• Do not boil water to remove lead. Boiling water will not reduce lead.
• You may wish to test your water for lead at additional locations in your home.
• Identify if your plumbing fixtures contain lead and consider replacing them when appropriate.
• Before installing or modifying any equipment that utilizes campus water in or at a building, submit a Facilities Work Order for a complimentary assessment regarding federal, state and local requirements.

What are the Sources of Lead?

Lead is a common, natural, toxic, and often useful metal that was used for years in products found around the home. It can be found throughout the environment in lead-based paint, air, soil, household dust, and certain types of pottery, porcelain, and pewter. Although most lead exposure, especially in children, occurs when paint chips are ingested, dust inhaled, or absorbed from contaminated soil, the U.S. EPA estimates that 10 to 20 percent of human exposure of lead may come from lead in drinking water.

Lead is unusual among drinking water contaminants in that it seldom occurs naturally in water supplies like rivers and lakes. Lead enters drinking water primarily as a result of corrosion, or wearing away, of materials containing lead in the plumbing. Buildings built prior to 1986 are more likely to have lead pipes, fixtures, and solder. New buildings can also be at risk, since even legally ‘lead-free’ plumbing may contain up to 8 percent lead. The most common problem is with brass or chrome-plated brass fixtures which can leach significant amounts of lead into water, especially hot water.

For More Information

• Contact Marjorie Markopoulos, PhD, Director of Environmental Health and Safety at 927-775-2797 or ehs@wright.edu
• Visit US EPA’s Website at www.epa.gov/lead;
• Call the National Lead Information Center at 800-424-LEAD; or
• Contact your health care provider.