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  "type": "water",
  "pwsid": "OH4200403",
  "name": "Gambier Village",
  "county": "Knox",
  "population": 2300,
  "producer": false,
  "source_class": "groundwater",
  "label": "Buried Valley Aquifer (Kokosing River valley wells)",
  "bodies": [
    "Kokosing River"
  ],
  "intakes": [],
  "wells": null,
  "aquifer": "",
  "notes": "",
  "urls": [],
  "chain": [
    "OH4200403",
    "OH4200812"
  ],
  "plants": [],
  "facts": {
    "hist": [
      [
        "1870",
        "Village of Gambier officially incorporated (founded earlier by Bishop Philander Chase alongside Kenyon College)."
      ],
      [
        "2017",
        "Village adopted Water Ordinance 2017-11 (metered rate effective 5/15/2017; minimum charges and monthly billing effective 12/1/2017) and Wastewater Ordinance 2017-12, setting the current rates and…"
      ],
      [
        "2025",
        "Village completed the first of two required PFAS sampling events (Nov. 18, 2025) under the federal 2024 PFAS rule, via water purchased from Mount Vernon."
      ]
    ],
    "treat": "Gambier does not treat its own water; it buys finished drinking water from the City of Mount Vernon, which draws groundwater from wells in the Buried Valley Aquifer (Riverside Park well field and a well on the west side of the Kokosing River) and disinfects with chlorine/chlorine dioxide. Gambier…",
    "press": "Not published; no PSI figures found on the village website. Village maintains an elevated water tower for storage/pressure.",
    "rate": {
      "g": 12.38,
      "n": "Confirmed via Ordinance 2017-11: $12.38 per 1,000 gallons metered (effective 5/15/2017); minimum monthly charges $12.38 (5/8-3/4in meter), $24.76 (1-1.5in meter), up to $86.66…",
      "m": null
    },
    "imp": [
      [
        "Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)",
        "9.6",
        "ppb",
        "80 ppb (MCL)",
        "2025",
        "Disinfection byproduct, tested in Mount Vernon system. (Exact figure from an image-only CCR PDF not independently…"
      ],
      [
        "Total Chlorine",
        "1.40",
        "ppm",
        "4 ppm (MRDL)",
        "2025",
        "Disinfectant residual."
      ],
      [
        "Chlorite",
        "0.44",
        "ppm",
        "1.0 ppm (MCL)",
        "2025",
        "Chlorine dioxide byproduct."
      ],
      [
        "Chlorine Dioxide",
        "0.47",
        "ppm",
        "0.8 ppm (MCL)",
        "2025",
        "Disinfectant used at Mount Vernon plant."
      ],
      [
        "Fluoride",
        "0.274",
        "ppm",
        "4.0 ppm (MCL)",
        "2024",
        "Naturally occurring/treatment additive."
      ],
      [
        "Barium",
        "0.023",
        "ppm",
        "2.0 ppm (MCL)",
        "2024",
        "Naturally occurring."
      ],
      [
        "Copper (90th percentile)",
        "0.0288",
        "ppm",
        "1.3 ppm (Action…",
        "2025",
        "0 of 10 samples exceeded AL."
      ]
    ],
    "proj": [],
    "plan": [],
    "stress": "Elevated risk at the source: Mount Vernon's Source Water Assessment rates the shared Buried Valley Aquifer 'HIGH' susceptibility to contamination because the water table sits less than 15 feet below ground, with little protective clay cover -- confirmed independently via Mount Vernon's own CCR-derived language. Gambier itself has no…",
    "sew": {
      "s": "Village of Gambier owns and operates its own wastewater treatment plant and sewer collection system under Wastewater Ordinance 2017-12; the specific plant name, capacity, and receiving stream are not published on the village site and could not be located this session. No CSO or consent-decree information found.",
      "st": "Confirmed: separate stormwater enterprise fund; residential fee is $2/month (<1,500 sq ft impervious area), $4/month (1,500-4,500 sq ft), or $6/month (>4,500 sq ft), billed quarterly under code 'ST'; non-residential properties can earn up to 25% credit for…"
    },
    "fun": [
      "Gambier buys 100% of its drinking water from the City of Mount Vernon and only owns the pipes that distribute it, plus its landmark elevated water tower.",
      "Mount Vernon's own Source Water Assessment rates the shared Buried Valley Aquifer 'HIGH' susceptibility to contamination -- the water table sits less than 15 feet below ground.",
      "Gambier's stormwater utility charges by rooftop and driveway size rather than water use, and gives credits for rain gardens or detention basins.",
      "The village was founded by Bishop Philander Chase, who also founded Kenyon College, and incorporated in 1870."
    ],
    "src": {
      "history": [
        "https://villageofgambier.org/1196/About-Gambier",
        "https://villageofgambier.org/1230/Water-Ordinance"
      ],
      "treatment": [
        "https://villageofgambier.org/DocumentCenter/View/754/Annual-CCR-2025",
        "https://www.mtvernonoh.gov/DocumentCenter/View/632/Water-Consumer-Confidence-Report-Water-Quality-Report-PDF"
      ],
      "rates": [
        "https://villageofgambier.org/1230/Water-Ordinance"
      ],
      "impurities": [
        "https://villageofgambier.org/DocumentCenter/View/754/Annual-CCR-2025"
      ],
      "water_stress": [
        "https://www.mtvernonoh.gov/DocumentCenter/View/632/Water-Consumer-Confidence-Report-Water-Quality-Report-PDF"
      ],
      "sewer": [
        "https://villageofgambier.org/1230/Water-Ordinance"
      ],
      "fun_facts": [
        "https://villageofgambier.org/1196/About-Gambier",
        "https://villageofgambier.org/1230/Water-Ordinance",
        "https://villageofgambier.org/1232/Stormwater"
      ]
    }
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  "photo": {
    "url": "/photos/OH4200403.jpg",
    "caption": "The Kokosing River near Gambier, Ohio, viewed from the Kokosing Gap Rail Trail, above the buried valley aquifer that supplies the village",
    "credit": "Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant)",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 2.5"
  },
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  "generated": "2026-09-16",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 for the compilation; each source keeps its own terms",
  "cite": "Cracked Buckeye (Open Shower Co), \"Gambier Village · OH4200403\", https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH4200403/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].",
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