{ "type": "water", "pwsid": "OH3901511", "name": "Willard City", "county": "Huron", "population": 7099, "producer": true, "source_class": "river", "label": "West Branch Huron River, stored in Willard's upground reservoir", "bodies": [ "West Branch Huron River", "Willard City Upground Reservoir" ], "intakes": [ "Reservoir", "W Branch Huron River" ], "wells": 0, "aquifer": "", "notes": "Willard pumps raw water from the West Branch Huron River into a 215-acre, 2.3-billion-gallon upground reservoir before treatment; it also sells water to Northern Ohio Rural Water and the Village of Plymouth.", "urls": [ "https://www.willardohio.gov/water.html", "https://www.norw.org/where-your-water-comes" ], "chain": [ "OH3901511" ], "plants": [ { "n": "Willard Water Treatment Plant", "a": "540 Central Ave, Willard, OH 44890", "la": 41.0523, "lo": -82.7263, "pt": "plant", "wb": "West Branch Huron River / Willard upground reservoir", "src": "Raw water pumped from the West Branch Huron River roughly 3 miles to a 215-acre, 2.3-billion-gallon upground reservoir at the Class III surface water plant on Central Ave.", "cls": "river", "in": [ { "n": "West Branch Huron River pump station", "wb": "West Branch Huron River", "role": "primary", "src": "River pump station roughly 3 miles from the reservoir that lifts raw water to Willard's upground reservoir", "la": 41.063, "lo": -82.658, "pt": "approximate" }, { "n": "Willard upground reservoir", "wb": "Willard Reservoir (off-stream, 215 acres, ~2.3 billion gallons)", "role": "storage", "src": "Class III surface-water upground reservoir in New Haven Township, Huron County, that stores water pumped from the West Branch Huron River before treatment", "la": 41.0632, "lo": -82.6625, "pt": "intake" } ] } ], "facts": { "hist": [ [ "1897", "Willard's Water Department was established on October 7, 1897; C. H. Hevey served as the first superintendent." ], [ "1898", "The city's first water treatment plant was constructed." ], [ "1970", "The current Class III surface water treatment plant at 540 Central Ave was originally built." ], [ "1998", "In May 1998 the Willard Water Plant was selected out of roughly 6,000 Ohio plants for the state's 'Outstanding Public Water System Award.'" ], [ "2004", "The water treatment plant was upgraded." ], [ "2025", "Ohio EPA sent the city two warning letters (5/27/25 and 9/3/25) over missed lead service line inventory deadlines; the city notified the public and submitted an acceptable inventory on August 4, 2025." ] ], "treat": "Raw water is drawn from an intake on the West Branch of the Huron River and pumped about 3 miles to the 215-acre, 2.3-billion-gallon Willard Up-ground Reservoir east of town, then treated at a Class III surface water plant rated at 3.2 MGD design capacity (currently averaging about 1.3 MGD).…", "press": "Not published. The city posts a water FAQ, water rules and regulations, and a bill-explainer document, none of which state a distribution system pressure; no psi figure appears in…", "rate": { "g": 5.5, "n": "Inside-city residential rates effective January 1, 2026 (3/4\" meter): $5.60 monthly base + $5.50 per 1,000 gallons for the first 500,000 gallons ($2.85 per 1,000 above that) + a…", "m": 42.6 }, "imp": [ [ "Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)", "58.0", "ppb (LRAA)", "80", "2025", "Range 53.4-58.0 ppb; no violation, but the highest single result sits at about 73% of the MCL -- the closest any 2025…" ], [ "Haloacetic acids (HAA5)", "18.2", "ppb (LRAA)", "60", "2025", "Range 15.5-18.2 ppb; no violation." ], [ "Fluoride", "0.99", "ppm", "4", "2025", "Range 0.84-1.26 ppm; added for dental health." ], [ "Nitrate", "0.86", "ppm", "10", "2025", "Range 0.18-1.66 ppm; agricultural runoff is a named threat in the source protection area." ], [ "Barium", "0.031", "ppm", "2", "2025", "No violation." ], [ "Turbidity", "0.20", "NTU", "0.3 NTU in 95%…", "2025", "Highest recorded result 0.20 NTU, range 0.03-0.20; 100% of monthly samples met the limit." ], [ "Total chlorine residual", "1.749", "ppm", "4 (MRDL)", "2025", "Range 1.52-1.95 ppm." ], [ "Lead", "0", "ppb (90th…", "15 (action…", "2025", "Zero of 20 samples above the action level; one sample above the 2.0 ppb detection limit at 2.1 ppb." ], [ "Copper", "0.084", "ppm (90th…", "1.3 (action…", "2025", "Zero of 20 samples above the action level." ] ], "proj": [], "plan": [], "stress": "Water supply itself is not constrained: the plant's 3.2 MGD design capacity is well above current production of about 1.3 MGD, and the 2.3-billion-gallon upground reservoir buffers river flow. The real stress is wet-weather sewer capacity. Willard runs a combined sewer system, and screened combined sewage overflows to Jacob Creek during…", "sew": { "s": "City-owned wastewater treatment plant with a 7.2 MGD maximum capacity, 4.5 MGD design daily flow and an annual daily average of about 2.0 MGD. Treatment is preliminary screening, grease removal, grit separation and septage receiving, then aerobic vertical loop reactors, clarification, UV disinfection and cascade aeration; sludge goes…", "st": "Combined sewer system with a 17.6-million-gallon combined sewage/stormwater holding lagoon at 611 Keefer Street, equipped with screening and grit removal. Storm overflow from the lagoon discharges to Jacob Creek, which flows into Holiday Lakes; the city's CSO…" }, "fun": [ "Willard treats river water only after pumping it roughly 3 miles into a man-made 215-acre, 2.3-billion-gallon upground reservoir -- effectively a giant pre-settling basin before the plant ever sees it.", "The city is a regional wholesaler, not just a retailer: its 2025 CCR says the system serves about 9,255 people across Willard, Celeryville, New Haven, the Village of Plymouth and rural customers, and Northern Ohio Rural…", "In May 1998 the Willard plant was picked out of roughly 6,000 Ohio water plants for the state's Outstanding Public Water System Award.", "A single April 2026 storm triggered a 15-hour combined sewer overflow that released 7.78 million gallons into Jacob Creek." ], "src": { "history": [ "https://www.willardohio.gov/water.html", "https://www.willardohio.gov/uploads/1/4/4/5/144541287/willard_ccr_2025rev.pdf" ], "treatment": [ "https://www.willardohio.gov/water.html", "https://www.willardohio.gov/uploads/1/4/4/5/144541287/willard_ccr_2025rev.pdf" ], "pressure": [ "https://www.willardohio.gov/water.html", "https://www.willardohio.gov/uploads/1/4/4/5/144541287/willard_ccr_2025rev.pdf" ], "rates": [ "https://www.willardohio.gov/uploads/1/4/4/5/144541287/2026_water_rates.png", "https://www.willardohio.gov/uploads/1/4/4/5/144541287/water_rates_2019_-_2023.pdf" ], "impurities": [ "https://www.willardohio.gov/uploads/1/4/4/5/144541287/willard_ccr_2025rev.pdf" ], "water_stress": [ "https://www.willardohio.gov/water.html", "https://www.willardohio.gov/cso.html" ], "sewer": [ "https://www.willardohio.gov/water-pollution-control.html", "https://www.willardohio.gov/cso.html" ], "fun_facts": [ "https://www.willardohio.gov/uploads/1/4/4/5/144541287/willard_ccr_2025rev.pdf", "https://www.willardohio.gov/water.html", "https://www.norw.org/where-your-water-comes", "https://www.willardohio.gov/cso.html" ] } }, "zips_served": [ { "zip": "44890", "share": 0.6746, "dominant": true } ], "photo": { "url": "/photos/OH3901511.jpg", "caption": "Aerial view of Willard, Ohio, whose upground reservoir supplies the city's water", "credit": "Ken Lund", "license": "CC BY-SA 2.0" }, "url": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH3901511/", "api": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/water/OH3901511.json", "generated": "2026-09-16", "license": "CC BY 4.0 for the compilation; each source keeps its own terms", "cite": "Cracked Buckeye (Open Shower Co), \"Willard City · OH3901511\", https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH3901511/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].", "schema": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/schema.json" }