TOLEDO, Ohio — The city of Toledo reports the city's water is safe to drink.
The quality of water at Toledo's intake crib is monitored 24-hours a day. The city takes samples from the intake at least once a day for daily testing.
When conditions warrant, the city will increase the testing.
"We produce approximately 75 million gallons of safe drinking water daily for some 500,000 people," the city says on their website. "Hundreds of water quality tests are performed each day at the Collins Park Water Treatment Plant by certified chemists who are on duty around the clock to ensure our drinking water meets or exceeds all water quality standards."
The city uses five levels to gauge the water quality:
- Safe (Blue): Less the 5 ppb in the intake grid crib and non-detect in tap water
- Caution (Orange): Microcystin has been detected in tap water, but test results do not indicate the need to issue an advisory. Additional sampling and testing is underway and water treatment has been accelerated
- Pre-School Advisory (Yellow): DO NOT DRINK for children five and under. Tap water tests greater than 0.3 ppb and not exceeding 1.6 ppb
- Do Not Drink (Red): Tap water tests greater than 1.6 ppb
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