{ "type": "water", "pwsid": "OH4564712", "name": "Buckeye Lake, Village Of", "county": "Licking", "population": 2746, "producer": false, "source_class": "groundwater", "label": "Groundwater wells (4 wells)", "bodies": [], "intakes": [], "wells": null, "aquifer": "", "notes": "", "urls": [], "chain": [ "OH4564712", "OH2301212" ], "plants": [], "facts": { "hist": [ [ "2009-2010", "Village's water distribution system was installed (2009) and went online (2010) with all-plastic service lines; the 2025 CCR's lead service line inventory confirms no lead, galvanized, or…" ], [ "2013", "Buckeye Lake withdraws from Union Township, forming its own paper township, Buckeye Lake Township." ], [ "2015", "ODNR orders emergency drawdown of Buckeye Lake after an Army Corps report finds the 1830s-era dam at high risk of failure, displacing lake-based tourism and businesses for the season (unrelated to…" ], [ "2018", "CORRECTED: Council did NOT reverse the proposed hike. It affirmed a steep, previously adopted increase — marginal usage over 2,000 gal rose 53% ($6.50 to $9.95/1,000 gal) and the base rate rose 11.9%…" ] ], "treat": "Buckeye Lake buys all its finished drinking water from the Millersport Water Treatment Facility, which draws from four wells at Deep Cut Road/Refugee Street in Millersport; Millersport treats with gravity iron and manganese filtration, ion-exchange softening, and chlorination, and can produce up to…", "press": "Not published in the CCR or any ordinance found.", "rate": { "g": 11.42, "n": "2026 rate (Ordinance 2026-02, amending the 2023-2027 schedule set by Ordinance 2022-48): $39.35 basic charge per EDU for the first 2,000 gal, plus $11.42 per additional 1,000 gal…", "m": 39.35 }, "imp": [ [ "Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)", "75.3", "ppb", "80", "2025", "Disinfection byproduct; not a violation." ], [ "Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)", "14.3", "ppb", "60", "2025", "Disinfection byproduct, well below MCL." ], [ "Gross Alpha (radioactive)", "4.50", "pCi/L", "15", "2020", "Erosion of natural deposits; Millersport source water." ], [ "Fluoride", "1.02", "ppm", "4", "2023", "Water additive; Millersport source water." ], [ "Nitrate", "0.205", "ppm", "10", "2025", "Runoff/erosion; well below MCL." ], [ "Lead (90th percentile)", "1.4", "ppb", "15.5 (action…", "2025", "0 of 10 samples over the action level." ], [ "Copper (90th percentile)", "471", "ppb", "1350 (action…", "2025", "0 of 10 samples over the action level." ], [ "PFAS (6 regulated compounds)", "non-detect", "ng/L", "EPA 2024 PFAS…", "2025", "Millersport's first PFAS compliance sampling event (Nov. 4, 2025); all non-detect." ], [ "Barium", "0.187", "ppm", "2", "2023", "Erosion of natural deposits; Millersport source water; well below MCL." ], [ "Arsenic", "<1.0", "ppb", "10", "2025", "Erosion of natural deposits; Millersport source water; well below MCL." ] ], "proj": [ [ "Village water distribution system installation", null, "2010", "completed", "All-plastic service lines installed 2009-2010; system has no lead or galvanized lines per the 2025 CCR inventory." ], [ "Bulk-water purchase agreement with Millersport", null, "", "completed", "Buckeye Lake has purchased 100% of its finished water from Millersport since its distribution system went online in 2010. Origin date and specific…" ] ], "plan": [ [ "Multi-year water rate schedule (2023-2027)", null, "", "under construction", "Rates step up annually through Jan. 2027 per Ordinance 2026-02 (amending Ordinance 2022-48): basic EDU rate rises from $39.35 to $39.90 and the…" ] ], "stress": "Not source-constrained for drinking water: Millersport's source aquifer is rated low-susceptibility by Ohio EPA (75 ft depth to water, ~70 ft of protective clay/sand/gravel above it, per the source water assessment cited in the CCR). The larger local water-stress issue is unrelated to the drinking supply — Buckeye Lake itself sits behind…", "sew": { "s": "Licking County Water & Wastewater provides sanitary sewer service to the village; the current published residential rate is $49.00/month per ERU on a 4,500-gallon/month basis (2025 rate schedule) — CORRECTED from a previously stated ~$55/month. A major 2010-2012 rate fight centered on financing a Buckeye Lake-area wastewater treatment…", "st": "No dedicated stormwater utility identified; local street flooding (e.g., Highland Avenue) has reportedly been addressed ad hoc with drainage ditches and a sump pump, per 2018-era local reporting. Could not independently re-verify this specific claim; flagged…" }, "fun": [ "Buckeye Lake's entire water distribution system is younger than its dam crisis — it was installed in 2009-2010, all in lead-free plastic pipe.", "The village doesn't treat a drop of its own drinking water; every gallon is purchased finished from neighboring Millersport.", "In 2015, ODNR drained the lake the village is named for after engineers rated its 1830s-era dam a high failure risk, though this didn't affect the drinking-water wells.", "A local citizen volunteer group's review of sewer financing options in the early 2010s found a 1% loan that saved the village millions over the bonds originally proposed by county commissioners." ], "src": { "history": [ "https://buckeyelakevillage.com/documents/334/2025_CCR.pdf", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckeye_Lake_Township,_Licking_County,_Ohio", "https://www.buckeyelakebeacon.net/articles/analysis-council-affirms-big-water-rate-increase/", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckeye_Lake,_Ohio" ], "treatment": [ "https://buckeyelakevillage.com/documents/334/2025_CCR.pdf" ], "rates": [ "https://buckeyelakevillage.com/documents/334/Ordinance_2026-02_-_Amending_Water_Rates_for_the_Village.pdf" ], "impurities": [ "https://buckeyelakevillage.com/documents/334/2025_CCR.pdf" ], "projects": [ "https://buckeyelakevillage.com/documents/334/2025_CCR.pdf" ], "planned": [ "https://buckeyelakevillage.com/documents/334/Ordinance_2026-02_-_Amending_Water_Rates_for_the_Village.pdf" ], "water_stress": [ "https://buckeyelakevillage.com/documents/334/2025_CCR.pdf" ], "sewer": [ "https://lickingcounty.gov/depts/wastewater/customer/rates/buckeye_lake.htm", "https://www.buckeyelakebeacon.net/articles/analysis-council-affirms-big-water-rate-increase/" ], "fun_facts": [ "https://buckeyelakevillage.com/documents/334/2025_CCR.pdf", "https://www.buckeyelakebeacon.net/articles/analysis-council-affirms-big-water-rate-increase/" ] } }, "zips_served": [ { "zip": "43008", "share": 0.7696, "dominant": true }, { "zip": "43076", "share": 0.071, "dominant": false }, { "zip": "43025", "share": 0.0173, "dominant": false }, { "zip": "43046", "share": 0.0138, "dominant": false } ], "photo": { "url": "/photos/OH4564712.jpg", "caption": "Shoreline of Buckeye Lake, Ohio, the namesake lake of the village (actual supply is groundwater wells)", "credit": "Jm0371 (talk) (Uploads)", "license": "Public domain" }, "url": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH4564712/", "api": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/water/OH4564712.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), \"Buckeye Lake, Village Of · OH4564712\", https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH4564712/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].", "schema": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/schema.json" }