SEBRING UPDATE | Latest round of testing shows low lead levels in village water

SEBRING — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has received another round of test results from homeowners in the village water supply system who asked to have their tap water tested, and all the 36 most-recent samples were below the federal allowable limit for lead.

On Jan. 21, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency ordered Sebring to offer free water testing for any homeowner who asked and will make those results public as they are received.

Combined with earlier voluntary test results received, 971 of 1,015 samples have been below the federal allowable level of 15 parts per billion.

The Ohio EPA has followed up on some of the high readings and has found the water coming into the homes is healthy. Running the tap for several minutes eliminates any detectable lead in the water, OEPA officials said.