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With both towers the village keeps roughly one day's supply in storage, which it maintains for fire insurance purposes." ], [ "2001", "New Bremen and Minster interconnected their water systems near State Route 66 and Wuebker Road, with a manually operated valve for emergency use." ] ], "treat": "Water is pumped from six deep wells at three sites: Wells 1, 2 and 3 on the water plant property, Well 7 on the Isern farm south of Amsterdam Road, and Wells 9 and 10 on the old Hehr farm northwest of the village. The plant at 307 S. Herman St. treats it with induced draft aeration, pressure…", "press": "Not published as a psi figure. Pressure is held by two above-ground towers — a 200,000-gallon north tower built in 1975 and a 500,000-gallon south tower built in 1997 — which…", "rate": { "g": 5.52, "n": "The City of Piqua's 2026 annual regional rate survey lists New Bremen's residential water cost at $124.20 for 22,500 gallons (3,000 cubic feet) over a three-month period — $5.52…", "m": 41.4 }, "imp": [ [ "Lead (90th percentile)", "1.9", "ppb", "15 (AL)", "2024", "All 10 sites below the action level; measured at the customer's tap." ], [ "Copper (90th percentile)", "0.186", "ppm", "1.3 (AL)", "2024", "All 10 sites below the action level." ], [ "Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)", "45.2", "ppb", "80", "2024", "Range 39.4-45.2 ppb." ], [ "Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)", "4.1", "ppb", "60", "2024", "Range 4.0-4.1 ppb; well below the MCL." ], [ "Total chlorine", "0.828", "ppm", "4 (MRDL)", "2024", "Range 0.69-0.99 ppm." ], [ "Nitrate", "0.74", "ppm", "10", "2024", "Well below the MCL; unusually low for an Ohio farming county, reflecting the deep clay-protected aquifer." ], [ "Fluoride", "1.59", "ppm", "4", "2023", "Occurs naturally in the well water New Bremen uses; not an additive." ], [ "Barium", "0.003", "ppm", "2", "2023", "Erosion of natural deposits." ], [ "Cyanide", "0.001", "ppm", "0.2", "2023", "Produced naturally by certain bacteria, fungi and algae." ], [ "Lithium (unregulated)", "14", "ug/L", "none (no…", "2023", "Monitored under the fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5)." ] ], "proj": [ [ "Wastewater treatment plant NPDES permit renewal", null, "2026", "under construction", "The village administrator reported in June 2026 that New Bremen had applied for a new five-year permit; the existing permit expires at the end of 2026. Not a…" ] ], "plan": [ [ "South Franklin Street reconstruction", null, "2028", "planned", "Street reconstruction on Franklin St running south from State Route 274, planned for 2028; Council gave first reading on August 10, 2026 to a resolution…" ] ], "stress": "Ohio EPA rates the aquifer supplying New Bremen as having LOW susceptibility to contamination, citing a thick protective layer of clay overlying the aquifer and its significant depth — over 65 feet below ground surface. Nitrate at 0.74 ppm and the absence of detected pesticides bear this out in a heavily farmed county. The village keeps…", "sew": { "s": "New Bremen runs its own wastewater treatment plant at 321 N. Walnut St., built in 1986, treating roughly 650,000 gallons a day. It is a biological facility relying on natural biodegradation in aerated lagoons, followed by rock filtration and chlorine disinfection, serving about 13 miles of sewer lines. The village applied in 2026 for a…", "st": "Not detailed in the sources checked. No dedicated stormwater fee, stormwater utility, or documented flooding problem was identified." }, "fun": [ "New Bremen is the world headquarters of Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the largest forklift manufacturers on earth, and home to the Bicycle Museum of America.", "The village's six water wells sit on three separate properties, two of them named for the farms they stand on — Well 7 on the Isern farm and Wells 9 and 10 on the old Hehr farm.", "New Bremen was founded in 1833 by a society of 33 German immigrants who bought 80 acres and handed out the town's 102 platted lots by lottery.", "In the 2026 regional rate survey New Bremen's quarterly water bill was $124.20 while next-door Minster's was $72.00 — the cheapest of all 70 jurisdictions surveyed.", "New Bremen's fluoride is not added: it occurs naturally in the local well water at 1.59 ppm." ], "src": { "history": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Bremen,_Ohio", "https://newbremen.com/village-departments/", "https://newbremen.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/New-Bremen-CCR-Report-2024.pdf", "https://newbremen.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/06222026-minutes.pdf" ], "treatment": [ "https://newbremen.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/New-Bremen-CCR-Report-2024.pdf", "https://newbremen.com/village-departments/" ], "pressure": [ "https://newbremen.com/village-departments/" ], "rates": [ "https://www.piquaoh.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3562/2026-Water-and-Sewer-Rate---Combined", "https://www.piquaoh.gov/549/Water-Sewer-Rate-Surveys", "https://www.newbremen.com/utilities" ], "impurities": [ "https://newbremen.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/New-Bremen-CCR-Report-2024.pdf" ], "projects": [ "https://newbremen.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/06222026-minutes.pdf" ], "planned": [ "https://newbremen.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/08102026-minutes.pdf", "https://newbremen.com/council-agendas/" ], "water_stress": [ "https://newbremen.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/New-Bremen-CCR-Report-2024.pdf", "https://newbremen.com/village-departments/" ], "sewer": [ "https://newbremen.com/village-departments/", "https://newbremen.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/06222026-minutes.pdf" ], "fun_facts": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Bremen,_Ohio", "https://newbremen.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/New-Bremen-CCR-Report-2024.pdf", "https://www.piquaoh.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3562/2026-Water-and-Sewer-Rate---Combined", "https://newbremen.com/village-departments/" ] } }, "zips_served": [ { "zip": "45869", "share": 0.6361, "dominant": true }, { "zip": "45865", "share": 0.0017, "dominant": false } ], "photo": { "url": "/photos/OH0600512.jpg", "caption": "Historic house on N. 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