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  "type": "water",
  "pwsid": "OH6900512",
  "name": "Kalida Village",
  "county": "Putnam",
  "population": 1542,
  "producer": true,
  "source_class": "groundwater",
  "label": "Groundwater wells (3 wells)",
  "bodies": [],
  "intakes": [],
  "wells": 3,
  "aquifer": "",
  "notes": "",
  "urls": [],
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  "plants": [],
  "facts": {
    "hist": [
      [
        "1834",
        "Kalida founded and named (Greek for 'beautiful'); becomes the first county seat of Putnam County."
      ],
      [
        "1839",
        "Village formally incorporated."
      ],
      [
        "1866",
        "Putnam County seat transferred to Ottawa, though Kalida remains an incorporated village."
      ],
      [
        "unknown",
        "Village replaced all water main lines over the years with C900 plastic pipe; per the 2025 CCR, records and inspection confirm only copper and plastic service lines exist, with no lead or galvanized…"
      ]
    ],
    "treat": "Groundwater from three wells drilled 400 feet into the 'low plain aquifer,' on the southeast side of town near the plant and water tower. Treated by filtration (removing clays, silts, iron, manganese, and organic matter) and chlorine disinfection, per the village's 2025 CCR.",
    "press": "Not published; no CCR or engineering-report pressure figure found.",
    "rate": {
      "g": null,
      "n": "Village bills water/sewer quarterly; no per-1,000-gallon rate, fixed charge, or published rate ordinance was found in the CCR, utility page, or a targeted search.",
      "m": null
    },
    "imp": [
      [
        "Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)",
        "66.55",
        "ppb",
        "80",
        "2025",
        "Range 56.1-77.7 ppb; disinfection byproduct, approaching but not exceeding MCL."
      ],
      [
        "Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)",
        "19.25",
        "ppb",
        "60",
        "2025",
        "Range 10.3-23.8 ppb; disinfection byproduct."
      ],
      [
        "Total Chlorine",
        "2.125",
        "ppm",
        "4 (MRDL)",
        "2025",
        "Range 0.8-2.9 ppm; disinfectant residual."
      ],
      [
        "Barium",
        "0.052",
        "ppm",
        "2",
        "2025",
        "Naturally occurring, well below MCL."
      ],
      [
        "Fluoride",
        "0.996",
        "ppm",
        "4",
        "2022",
        "Naturally occurring."
      ],
      [
        "Lead (90th percentile)",
        "5.7",
        "ppb",
        "15 (AL)",
        "2025",
        "0 of 10 samples exceeded action level; village reports no lead service lines."
      ],
      [
        "Copper (90th percentile)",
        "0.91",
        "ppm",
        "1.3 (AL)",
        "2025",
        "0 of 10 samples exceeded action level; range 0.013-1.1 ppm."
      ]
    ],
    "proj": [],
    "plan": [],
    "stress": "Aquifer rated 'moderate susceptibility to contamination' in the village's source water assessment, due to moderate aquifer sensitivity and potential contaminant sources within the protection zone (per 2025 CCR); no reported violations or shortages. TTHM levels (66.55 ppb, approaching the 80 ppb MCL) are a disinfection-byproduct watch…",
    "sew": {
      "s": "Village of Kalida operates its own sewer utility, billed with water quarterly; the treatment plant's name, capacity, and receiving stream were not found in sources reviewed.",
      "st": "Not found in sources reviewed."
    },
    "fun": [
      "Kalida's name comes from the Greek word for 'beautiful,' and the village briefly served as the first seat of Putnam County government before it moved to Ottawa in 1866.",
      "The village's wells reach 400 feet into what it calls the 'low plain aquifer,' unusually deep for a small Ohio village well field.",
      "Kalida has replaced its entire water main network with C900 plastic pipe over the years, so its 2025 CCR certifies zero lead, galvanized, or lead-status-unknown service lines anywhere in the village."
    ],
    "src": {
      "history": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalida,_Ohio",
        "https://www.villageofkalida.com/ccr"
      ],
      "treatment": [
        "https://www.villageofkalida.com/ccr"
      ],
      "impurities": [
        "https://www.villageofkalida.com/ccr"
      ],
      "water_stress": [
        "https://www.villageofkalida.com/ccr"
      ],
      "fun_facts": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalida,_Ohio",
        "https://www.villageofkalida.com/ccr"
      ]
    }
  },
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    "caption": "St. Michael Catholic Church in Kalida, Ohio, the village's central landmark",
    "credit": "Nheyob",
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  "generated": "2026-09-16",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 for the compilation; each source keeps its own terms",
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