84 of 87 home samples below federal lead limit in latest water tests in Sebring

February 13, 2016 at 6:49p.m.

SEBRING

The results of the seventh round of voluntary household water testing, reported Friday by the Ohio EPA, showed that 84 of 87 samples taken from homes of Sebring Village residents who asked to have their tap water tested were below the federal allowable limit for lead.

Combined with earlier voluntary test results, 842 of 882 samples have been below the federal allowable level, the Ohio EPA reported.

The OEPA continues to work closely with the village of Sebring and the U.S. EPA to fine tune the water chemistry to minimize lead from leaching into the water from piping of certain homeowners. Recent test results confirm that the village’s water plant is lead free.