{ "type": "water", "pwsid": "OH4700603", "name": "Lagrange Village", "county": "Lorain", "population": 2400, "producer": false, "source_class": "erie", "label": "Lake Erie", "bodies": [ "Lake Erie" ], "intakes": [], "wells": null, "aquifer": "", "notes": "", "urls": [], "chain": [ "OH4700603", "OH4701803", "OH4700311" ], "plants": [], "facts": { "hist": [ [ "1825", "Nathan Clark and family arrive Nov. 14, 1825, the first permanent settlers of LaGrange Township, building a log cabin with help from James Pelton and two others; more families (Disbrow, Graves…" ], [ "1875", "Village of LaGrange incorporated April 5, 1875; 103 voters elected the first officials, including Mayor Judson E. Willard. The village was named by Dr. Eber Ward Hubbard for the Marquis de…" ], [ "1973-74", "Rural Lorain County Water Authority formed under ORC Chapter 6119 by petition of sixteen townships and two villages; final judgment entered April 1974. It later became one of LaGrange's bulk water…" ], [ "2026", "LaGrange Village Council held a special Committee of the Whole meeting on July 23, 2026, limited to income tax and water rates -- indicating an active rate review." ] ], "treat": "LaGrange buys finished (already treated) water rather than treating its own. Its wholesaler, Rural Lorain County Water Authority, blends purchased, already-disinfected-and-filtered water from three sources per RLCWA's 2025 CCR: Avon Lake Regional Water (Lake Erie surface water), the Village of New…", "press": "Not published for LaGrange specifically; no pressure-zone data located in any source reviewed.", "rate": { "g": null, "n": "", "m": null }, "imp": [ [ "Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)", "59.125", "ppb", "80 ppb MCL", "2025", "RLCWA system-wide result, blending Avon Lake/New London/Ashland sources; range 18-79.4 ppb across sources. Confirmed in…" ], [ "Haloacetic acids (HAA5)", "31.475", "ppb", "60 ppb MCL", "2025", "Range 9.8-39.4 ppb. Confirmed in RLCWA's 2025 CCR." ], [ "Nitrate", "0.94", "ppm", "10 ppm MCL", "2025", "Village of New London source component of RLCWA's blend (range ND-0.94 ppm); Avon Lake 0.925 ppm and Ashland 0.53 ppm…" ], [ "Fluoride", "1.16", "ppm", "4 ppm MCL", "2025", "New London source component; blend also includes Avon Lake 0.71 ppm and Ashland 1.07 ppm. Confirmed in RLCWA's 2025 CCR." ], [ "Lead (90th percentile)", "<1", "ppb", "15 ppb action…", "2025", "0 of 32 samples exceeded the lead action level. Confirmed in RLCWA's 2025 CCR." ], [ "Copper (90th percentile)", "0.05752", "ppm", "1.3 ppm action…", "2025", "Corrosion of household plumbing / natural erosion. Confirmed in RLCWA's 2025 CCR." ], [ "Radium (combined 226/228)", "1.26", "pCi/L", "5 pCi/L MCL", "2024", "Village of New London source component (Ashland's separately tested level was 0.189 pCi/L, from 2014 testing).…" ] ], "proj": [], "plan": [ [ "LaGrange water meter replacement", null, "2026", "planned", "Confirmed via Ohio EPA public-comment filing (loan FS390499-0009): Ohio EPA intends to finance the project through its Water Supply Revolving Loan Account…" ] ], "stress": "Per RLCWA's 2025 CCR: Ohio EPA's source water assessment flags the City of Ashland groundwater component (one of RLCWA's three purchased sources) as HIGH SUSCEPTIBILITY, due to a thin discontinuous clay layer, shallow depth to water, and significant contaminant sources in the protection area (Ashland has an Ohio-EPA-approved protection…", "sew": { "s": "LaGrange's own sewer operator and treatment plant were not identified in any source reviewed. The Village's Utilities Department bills jointly for water, wastewater and refuse (confirmed on the Village's own water-sewage page), but no dedicated sewer infrastructure page, treatment plant, or operator was found -- this appears to be a…", "st": "The Village of LaGrange also bills separately for storm sewer service alongside water, sanitary sewer and trash (confirmed on the Village's utility-billing page), but no further detail on storm sewer infrastructure or operator was found." }, "fun": [ "LaGrange's tap water is a three-source blend: RLCWA buys already-treated water from Avon Lake (Lake Erie), the Village of New London (a 220-acre, 1.4-billion-gallon reservoir on Buck Creek), and the City of Ashland (12…", "RLCWA, headquartered in LaGrange, is organized under ORC Chapter 6119 and serves all or part of 28 townships, six villages and one city -- primarily in Lorain County but reaching into parts of seven counties (Lorain…", "The village's name honors the Marquis de Lafayette's French estate, Chateau de la Grange-Bleneau -- chosen by early resident Dr. Eber Ward Hubbard, who admired the general; 'la grange' means 'the farm' or 'the barn' in…" ], "src": { "history": [ "https://www.villageoflagrangeohio.gov/history", "https://www.rlcwa.com/about/rlcwa_history.php", "https://www.villageoflagrangeohio.gov/post/special-council-meeting-jul-23" ], "treatment": [ "https://cms9files.revize.com/rlcwaoh/RLCWA%202025%20CCR%20final.pdf" ], "rates": [ "https://www.rlcwa.com/customer_services/rlcwa_water_rate_schedule.php", "https://www.villageoflagrangeohio.gov/post/special-council-meeting-jul-23" ], "impurities": [ "https://cms9files.revize.com/rlcwaoh/RLCWA%202025%20CCR%20final.pdf" ], "planned": [ "https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/epa.ohio.gov/Portals/29/public%20comment%20docs/LaGrange_11200__FNSI-LER.pdf", "https://www.villageoflagrangeohio.gov/post/water-meter-replacement-project" ], "water_stress": [ "https://cms9files.revize.com/rlcwaoh/RLCWA%202025%20CCR%20final.pdf" ], "sewer": [ "https://www.villageoflagrangeohio.gov/water-sewage", "https://www.villageoflagrangeohio.gov/utility-billing" ], "fun_facts": [ "https://www.villageoflagrangeohio.gov/history", "https://www.rlcwa.com/about/rlcwa_history.php" ] } }, "zips_served": [ { "zip": "44050", "share": 0.4555, "dominant": true }, { "zip": "44044", "share": 0.0105, "dominant": false } ], "photo": { "url": "/photos/OH4700603.jpg", "caption": "LaGrange, Ohio's municipal water tower, photographed September 2016", "credit": "Roseohioresident", "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0" }, "url": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH4700603/", "api": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/water/OH4700603.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), \"Lagrange Village · OH4700603\", https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH4700603/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].", "schema": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/schema.json" }