{ "type": "water", "pwsid": "OH6801612", "name": "Eaton Public Water System", "county": "Preble", "population": 8400, "producer": true, "source_class": "groundwater", "label": "Sand and gravel (Pleistocene) aquifer wells, Preble County", "bodies": [], "intakes": [], "wells": 9, "aquifer": "Sand and gravel (glacial outwash/buried valley) aquifer", "notes": "No specific named well field found for the city system itself; regional groundwater in the area is documented as sand-and-gravel Pleistocene aquifer over Silurian-Devonian bedrock, but this is inferred from nearby monitoring wells rather than confirmed for Eaton's own wellfield.", "urls": [ "https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/gwlevels/?agency_cd=OH015&site_no=394438084335901" ], "chain": [ "OH6801612" ], "plants": [ { "n": "Eaton Water Treatment Plant (EPA units: EATON PWS BLACK PLANT / EATON PWS WTP 1)", "a": "City of Eaton Water Treatment Plant, Eaton, OH 45320 (exact street address not found in public sources; city offices at…", "la": 39.7442, "lo": -84.6363, "pt": "approximate", "wb": "Sand-and-gravel (Pleistocene) glacial outwash aquifer, 3 wellfields (8 wells total)", "src": "Groundwater from 8 wells across 3 wellfields in the glacial sand-and-gravel aquifer near Eaton; all wells feed one blended municipal treatment and distribution system", "cls": "groundwater", "in": [ { "n": "Black Plant Well Field", "wb": "Sand and gravel (Pleistocene glacial outwash/buried valley) aquifer", "role": "primary", "src": "Main wellfield feeding the Black Plant/WTP 1 blended system; per Eaton's CCR the city draws from 8 wells total across 3 wellfields in glacial sand-and-gravel near Eaton (5 wells)", "la": 39.7442, "lo": -84.6363, "pt": "plant", "wells": [ "Well B", "Well B", "Well B", "Well B", "Well B (Black Plt 01-04 + Black Plant)" ] }, { "n": "Additional Eaton wellfield (Well 1R site)", "wb": "Sand and gravel (Pleistocene glacial outwash/buried valley) aquifer", "role": "secondary", "src": "Third wellfield grouping ('Of' prefix, non-Black-Plant wells) within the same blended 8-well, 3-wellfield Eaton municipal groundwater system (3 wells)", "la": 39.7442, "lo": -84.6363, "pt": "plant", "wells": [ "Well 5", "Well 2", "Well 4" ] } ] } ], "facts": { "hist": [], "treat": "", "press": "", "rate": { "g": null, "n": "Not published. The city has no online water rate schedule: the 'Rates and Services' page covers Mound Hill Cemetery only, the site map lists no rate page, and the codified…", "m": null }, "imp": [], "proj": [ [ "New Well #1, Black Water Plant", null, "2025", "completed", "Started up and placed in service in January 2025; a new well shed was built the same month." ], [ "Citywide water main leak detection survey", null, "2025", "completed", "Conducted by Aquiline in May 2025 across the whole distribution system." ], [ "New water mains, S. Franklin St. and Liberty St.", null, "2025", "completed", "Installed July and August 2025 as routine main replacement." ], [ "New chlorine day tank and bulk tank, Eaton Water Plant", null, "2025", "completed", "Installed July 2025; new SCADA equipment also added on the Black Plant wells." ], [ "Wastewater plant filter and UV replacement", null, "2025", "under construction", "Project started November 2025; no cost published." ] ], "plan": [], "stress": "", "sew": { "s": "", "st": "" }, "fun": [ "Eaton runs two water plants with different jobs: the Eaton Water Plant (3 wells) only strips iron, while the Black Water Plant (5 wells) removes both iron and manganese, dosing potassium permanganate to do it.", "One tank does most of the work -- the city's own annual report warns that if the 1.5 MG elevated tank goes out of service, normal fire flows could be a problem in a major fire. The other tank holds 0.75 MG.", "About 3,700 accounts are served by roughly 55 miles of main ranging from 2 to 12 inches, with around 475 fire hydrants.", "In 2020 Ohio EPA tested Eaton's finished water for six PFAS compounds under a statewide initiative and detected none.", "Eaton's wastewater plant treated 486 million gallons in 2025 and still averaged 98-99% removal of CBOD, solids and ammonia." ], "src": { "history": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eaton,_Ohio", "https://www.cityofeaton.org/DocumentCenter/View/1045/2025-Consumer-Confidence-Report-PDF", "https://www.cityofeaton.org/DocumentCenter/View/1029" ], "treatment": [ "https://www.cityofeaton.org/DocumentCenter/View/1029", "https://www.cityofeaton.org/DocumentCenter/View/1045/2025-Consumer-Confidence-Report-PDF" ], "pressure": [ "https://www.cityofeaton.org/DocumentCenter/View/1029", "https://www.cityofeaton.org/197/Public-Works" ], "rates": [ "https://www.cityofeaton.org/DocumentCenter/View/1029", "https://www.cityofeaton.org/211/Rates-and-Services", "https://www.cityofeaton.org/sitemap" ], "impurities": [ "https://www.cityofeaton.org/DocumentCenter/View/1045/2025-Consumer-Confidence-Report-PDF" ], "projects": [ "https://www.cityofeaton.org/DocumentCenter/View/1029" ], "water_stress": [ "https://www.cityofeaton.org/DocumentCenter/View/1045/2025-Consumer-Confidence-Report-PDF", "https://www.cityofeaton.org/DocumentCenter/View/1029" ], "sewer": [ "https://www.cityofeaton.org/DocumentCenter/View/1029", "https://www.cityofeaton.org/197/Public-Works" ], "fun_facts": [ "https://www.cityofeaton.org/DocumentCenter/View/1029", "https://www.cityofeaton.org/DocumentCenter/View/1045/2025-Consumer-Confidence-Report-PDF" ] } }, "zips_served": [ { "zip": "45320", "share": 0.5249, "dominant": true } ], "photo": { "url": "/photos/OH6801612.jpg", "caption": "Preble County Courthouse in downtown Eaton, Ohio", "credit": "Nyttend", "license": "Public domain" }, "url": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH6801612/", "api": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/water/OH6801612.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), \"Eaton Public Water System · OH6801612\", https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH6801612/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].", "schema": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/schema.json" }