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Smith, founder of Smith Gas Power Company, built what is described as the first steam-powered outdoor lighting system; he was also instrumental in developing Lexington's…" ], [ "1960-1970", "Population jumped from 1,311 to 2,972 (about 127%) as Mansfield-area suburban growth reached the village." ], [ "2023", "Village-wide water meter replacement: USG Water Solutions notified customers (July 2023) that meters at end of life would be replaced at no charge, installed by contractor National Metering Services…" ] ], "treat": "Village-owned groundwater system. The 2024 CCR states Lexington draws from 3 groundwater wells within the village; the water plant at 152 Plymouth Street treats an average of 400,000 to 500,000 gallons per day; water is filtered through 2 greensand filters (the standard arrangement for iron and…", "press": "Not published. Neither the village water-sewer page nor the 2024 CCR states a distribution system pressure.", "rate": { "g": 8.13, "n": "From the village's own Water & Sewer page (monthly billing): WATER $8.13 per 1,000 gallons. SEWER is a separate $8.82 per 1,000 gallons and must not be reported as a water rate.…", "m": 40.2 }, "imp": [ [ "Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)", "8.1 (range…", "ppb", "80 ppb MCL", "2024", "The CCR prints the MCL as '.080' - a units slip for 80 ppb. The reported level (8.1) sits at the bottom of its own…" ], [ "Haloacetic acids (HAA5)", "<6.0", "ppb", "60 ppb MCL", "2024", "CCR prints the MCL as '.060' - a units slip for 60 ppb. Not detected above the reporting limit." ], [ "Total chlorine", "0.75 (range…", "mg/L", "4 mg/L MRDL", "2024", "" ], [ "Barium", "0.064", "mg/L", "2 mg/L MCL", "2022", "Monitored less than annually under Ohio EPA rules; most recent result is from 2022." ], [ "Fluoride", "0.141", "mg/L", "4 mg/L MCL", "2022", "Low level consistent with naturally occurring fluoride; the CCR does not describe fluoridation. Range printed as 0.12." ], [ "Asbestos", "<0.18", "MFL", "7 MFL MCL", "2022", "Not detected; source would be decay of asbestos cement water mains." ], [ "Lead", "1.6 (90th…", "ppb", "15 ppb action…", "2024", "0 of 20 samples above the action level." ], [ "Copper", "0.120 (90th…", "ppm", "1.3 ppm action…", "2024", "0 of 20 samples above the action level." ] ], "proj": [ [ "Village-wide water meter replacement and meter-reading system upgrade", null, "2023", "completed", "Run by USG Water Solutions with contractor National Metering Services; letter to residents dated July 2023 states there was no charge to customers for the…" ] ], "plan": [], "stress": "Low. The Ohio EPA source water assessment quoted in the 2024 CCR finds that Lexington's drinking water source has a LOW susceptibility to contamination, based on a moderately thick protective clay layer overlying the aquifer, the significant depth of the aquifer (44 feet below ground surface), and no evidence that groundwater has been…", "sew": { "s": "Village-operated and village-billed: sewer is charged at $8.82 per 1,000 gallons on the same monthly bill as water, with a $1,400 sewer connection fee and a $400 sewer inspection fee. The village does not publish which plant treats the sewage or the receiving stream, and no wastewater plant address appears on the site.", "st": "The village bills a storm water charge of $2.16 per Equivalent Residential Unit, so storm drainage is funded as a distinct utility line item rather than through the sanitary rate. Lexington is also the one village explicitly brought inside Richland County's…" }, "fun": [ "Lexington is named for Lexington, Massachusetts - founder Amariah Watson Jr. chose it out of respect for his father, who fought in the Revolutionary War that began there.", "The village's four water towers hold 1,750,000 gallons, roughly three to four days of the plant's 400,000-500,000 gallon daily output.", "Harry F. Smith, the local gas-power entrepreneur who helped build the village water system, is remembered as the 'Father of the Clear Fork Reservoir'; he also put up a steam-powered outdoor lighting system in 1894 and…", "The village seal reads 'Founded 1813,' a year later than the 1812 founding date usually cited - 1813 is the year Watson's water-powered sawmill went up on the Clear Fork." ], "src": { "history": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Ohio", "https://www.lexingtonohio.us/vertical/sites/%7BCAFC80B8-4CA0-4F86-9853-0A22A9802928%7D/uploads/USG_Letter_to_Residents.pdf", "https://www.lexingtonohio.us/vertical/sites/%7BCAFC80B8-4CA0-4F86-9853-0A22A9802928%7D/uploads/CCR_2024_-_Village_of_Lexington.pdf" ], "treatment": [ "https://www.lexingtonohio.us/vertical/sites/%7BCAFC80B8-4CA0-4F86-9853-0A22A9802928%7D/uploads/CCR_2024_-_Village_of_Lexington.pdf", "https://www.lexingtonohio.us/water-sewer" ], "rates": [ "https://www.lexingtonohio.us/water-sewer" ], "impurities": [ "https://www.lexingtonohio.us/vertical/sites/%7BCAFC80B8-4CA0-4F86-9853-0A22A9802928%7D/uploads/CCR_2024_-_Village_of_Lexington.pdf" ], "projects": [ "https://www.lexingtonohio.us/vertical/sites/%7BCAFC80B8-4CA0-4F86-9853-0A22A9802928%7D/uploads/USG_Letter_to_Residents.pdf", "https://www.lexingtonohio.us/water-sewer" ], "water_stress": [ "https://www.lexingtonohio.us/vertical/sites/%7BCAFC80B8-4CA0-4F86-9853-0A22A9802928%7D/uploads/CCR_2024_-_Village_of_Lexington.pdf" ], "sewer": [ "https://www.lexingtonohio.us/water-sewer", "https://www.lexingtonohio.us/storm-water" ], "fun_facts": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Ohio", "https://www.lexingtonohio.us/vertical/sites/%7BCAFC80B8-4CA0-4F86-9853-0A22A9802928%7D/uploads/CCR_2024_-_Village_of_Lexington.pdf", "https://www.lexingtonohio.us/vertical/sites/%7BCAFC80B8-4CA0-4F86-9853-0A22A9802928%7D/uploads/USG_Letter_to_Residents.pdf" ] } }, "zips_served": [ { "zip": "44904", "share": 0.3101, "dominant": true } ], "photo": { "url": "/photos/OH7002212.jpg", "caption": "Clear Fork reservoir/lake area near Lexington, Ohio (system itself is served by groundwater wells).", "credit": "Mike Sharp - User: (WT-shared) 2old at wts wikivoyage", "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0" }, "url": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH7002212/", "api": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/water/OH7002212.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), \"Lexington Village · OH7002212\", https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH7002212/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].", "schema": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/schema.json" }