{ "type": "water", "pwsid": "OH5300212", "name": "Pomeroy Village", "county": "Meigs", "population": 1800, "producer": true, "source_class": "groundwater", "label": "Groundwater wells (2 wells)", "bodies": [], "intakes": [], "wells": 2, "aquifer": "", "notes": "", "urls": [], "chain": [ "OH5300212" ], "plants": [], "facts": { "hist": [ [ "1819", "Coal mining began in the Pomeroy area, which came to dominate the local economy for over a century." ], [ "1836", "The steam towboat Condor — one of the first coal-fired (rather than wood-fired) boats on the Ohio River — was built at Pomeroy, reflecting the village's emergence as a 19th-century coal-shipping hub." ], [ "1884", "One of the village's most disastrous floods struck (also a major fire year)." ], [ "1913", "A major flood hit Pomeroy, among the worst in its history." ], [ "1937", "The Ohio River flood of 1937, one of the most disastrous on record for the village." ], [ "1945", "Coal and salt production in the area was not resumed after World War II ('when the war was over, coal and salt production was not resumed' — Wikipedia), leading to sustained economic and population…" ] ], "treat": "Pomeroy draws from 2 groundwater wells (underground aquifer, per the village's CCR summary) and disinfects before distribution; the full treatment train (filtration steps, specific disinfectant) is not published in any source located — the village's actual CCR document could not be retrieved during…", "press": "Not published in any source located.", "rate": { "g": null, "n": "Only the meter-size-based minimum monthly charge could be reliably confirmed: $55.14/month for a standard 5/8\"–3/4\" residential meter, rising by meter size to $743.53/month for a…", "m": null }, "imp": [ [ "Lead (individual tap samples)", "0–0.0051", "mg/L", "0.015 (action…", "multi-ye…", "EPA SDWIS lead-sample records for OH5300212 across 9 samples; highest single detection 0.0051 mg/L, most non-detect; no…" ], [ "Disinfection byproduct (TTHM/HAA5)…", "not published", "", "", "2020–202…", "EPA SDWIS records non-health-based monitoring/reporting violations (codes 2950/2456/4002/4030) — missed…" ], [ "Lead and Copper Rule — Treatment…", "not published", "", "", "2024–ope…", "EPA SDWIS records an open violation (code 5200, health-based classification) beginning 2024-10-17 with no recorded…" ] ], "proj": [ [ "SR 833 sanitary sewer extension", 3700000, "2019", "unknown", "$500,000 H2Ohio grant (announced Nov. 2019) toward a ~$3.7M project extending ~15,000 ft of 8-inch sanitary sewer, 92 manholes, and a new lift station to…" ] ], "plan": [], "stress": "EPA SDWIS shows a pattern of monitoring/reporting compliance issues (numerous recorded violations 2015–2026, mostly administrative rather than health-based), including open disinfection-byproduct monitoring gaps in 2020–2025 and an open, health-based-classified Treatment Technique violation (Lead and Copper Rule, code 5200) since October…", "sew": { "s": "Pomeroy operates its own wastewater treatment plant, discharging under an Ohio EPA NPDES permit to the Ohio River. In 2019 the village received a $500,000 H2Ohio grant toward a ~$3.7M, ~15,000-ft sanitary sewer extension along SR 833 serving ~80 previously septic-served homes.", "st": "The village sits along the Ohio River and has a documented history of severe flooding (1884, 1913, 1937); current storm sewer/drainage arrangements are not confirmed from a source read." }, "fun": [ "The Meigs County Courthouse in Pomeroy is built into a cliffside with three stories, each having its own ground-level entrance — distinctive enough to be featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not!", "The steam towboat Condor, built at Pomeroy in 1836, was among the first coal- rather than wood-fired boats on the Ohio River, reflecting the village's 19th-century role as a coal-shipping hub.", "The village peaked at roughly 5,000 residents around 1870 and has been in population decline ever since coal and salt production failed to resume after World War II.", "Pomeroy has weathered repeated disasters beyond flooding, including major fires in 1851, 1856, 1884, 1927, and 1976." ], "src": { "history": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomeroy,_Ohio", "https://www.wtap.com/content/news/Pomeroy-gets-grant-for-new-sewer-system-565481172.html" ], "treatment": [ "https://www.tapwaterdata.com/utilities/oh/pomeroy-village-pws" ], "rates": [ "https://www.villagepomeroy.us/water-office-and-billing" ], "impurities": [ "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/LCR_SAMPLE_RESULT/PWSID/OH5300212/JSON", "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/VIOLATION/PWSID/OH5300212/JSON" ], "projects": [ "https://www.wtap.com/content/news/Pomeroy-gets-grant-for-new-sewer-system-565481172.html" ], "water_stress": [ "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/VIOLATION/PWSID/OH5300212/JSON", "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PWSID/OH5300212/JSON" ], "sewer": [ "https://www.wtap.com/content/news/Pomeroy-gets-grant-for-new-sewer-system-565481172.html" ], "fun_facts": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomeroy,_Ohio" ] } }, "zips_served": [ { "zip": "45769", "share": 0.3179, "dominant": true } ], "photo": { "url": "/photos/OH5300212.jpg", "caption": "The Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio, near the village drawing on Meigs County groundwater", "credit": "w_lemay", "license": "CC BY-SA 2.0" }, "url": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH5300212/", "api": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/water/OH5300212.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), \"Pomeroy Village · OH5300212\", https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH5300212/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].", "schema": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/schema.json" }