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  "name": "Bettsville Village",
  "county": "Seneca",
  "population": 692,
  "producer": true,
  "source_class": "groundwater",
  "label": "Groundwater wells (2 wells)",
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  "intakes": [],
  "wells": 2,
  "aquifer": "",
  "notes": "",
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    "hist": [
      [
        "1838",
        "Village of Bettsville founded, named for founder John Betts."
      ],
      [
        "1970",
        "Population peaked at 833 before beginning a long decline."
      ],
      [
        "2020",
        "Census recorded 595 residents, down about 10% from 2010's 661."
      ]
    ],
    "treat": "Bettsville draws on two groundwater wells and disinfects with chlorine; disinfection byproducts (TTHM 33.9 ppb, HAA5 9.12 ppb — both under the 80/60 ppb legal limits, per EWG's EPA-sourced data) confirm chlorination as the treatment method. Coverage of an April 16, 2025 council meeting noted the…",
    "press": "Not published — no CCR, ordinance, or engineering-report pressure-zone data was located.",
    "rate": {
      "g": null,
      "n": "An exact metered rate ($/1,000 gal or similar) was not found in a published ordinance. Village Council adopted Ordinance 2025-2 on April 16, 2025, adding a flat $5/month…",
      "m": null
    },
    "imp": [
      [
        "Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)",
        "33.9",
        "ppb",
        "80",
        "2018-202…",
        "Under the legal limit; highest TTHM reading of the three systems in this batch."
      ],
      [
        "Haloacetic acids (HAA5)",
        "9.12",
        "ppb",
        "60",
        "2018-202…",
        "Under the legal limit."
      ],
      [
        "Combined radium (-226/-228)",
        "3.5",
        "pCi/L",
        "5",
        "2018-202…",
        "70% of the legal limit; a naturally occurring radionuclide found in some Ohio bedrock aquifers, not a contamination…"
      ],
      [
        "Chloroform",
        "17.3",
        "ppb",
        "none (no…",
        "2018-202…",
        ""
      ],
      [
        "Dibromochloromethane",
        "5.23",
        "ppb",
        "none (no…",
        "2018-202…",
        ""
      ],
      [
        "Bromodichloromethane",
        "10.4",
        "ppb",
        "none (no…",
        "2018-202…",
        ""
      ],
      [
        "Fluoride",
        "1.50",
        "ppm",
        "4",
        "2018-202…",
        "Well below the legal limit."
      ],
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        "Barium",
        "110.0",
        "ppb",
        "2000",
        "2018-202…",
        "Well below the legal limit."
      ]
    ],
    "proj": [
      [
        "Water meter replacement program",
        176000,
        "2025",
        "planned",
        "Estimated at $176,000; the village budgeted $100,000 up front and expects to finance up to $80,000 more, funded in part by the new $5/month capital surcharge…"
      ]
    ],
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    "stress": "The clearest documented stress signal for this system: coverage of an April 2025 council meeting reported that public-works staff flagged the village's groundwater wells as vulnerable to nearby quarrying and deep drilling, and said Bettsville needed 'a primary answer' within 30 days on a contingency plan and a secondary water source…",
    "sew": {
      "s": "The village bills water and sewer jointly (Ordinance 2025-2 applies the new surcharge to both), indicating Bettsville operates its own sanitary sewer utility, but no wastewater plant name, capacity, or receiving stream was found in sources reviewed.",
      "st": "Not published in sources reviewed."
    },
    "fun": [
      "Bettsville was named directly after its founder, John Betts, in 1838.",
      "U.S. Representative James A. Norton was born in Bettsville.",
      "The village's population has fallen roughly 30% since its 1970 peak of 833 residents.",
      "A 2025 council meeting revealed the village's wells sit near active quarrying and deep drilling, prompting a search for a backup water source."
    ],
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      ],
      "treatment": [
        "https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=OH7400112",
        "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8181909/ohio/seneca-county/bettsville/",
        "https://tap-truth.com/system/OH7400112"
      ],
      "rates": [
        "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8181909/ohio/seneca-county/bettsville/"
      ],
      "impurities": [
        "https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=OH7400112"
      ],
      "projects": [
        "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8181909/ohio/seneca-county/bettsville/"
      ],
      "water_stress": [
        "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8181909/ohio/seneca-county/bettsville/",
        "https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/system.php?pws=OH7400112"
      ],
      "sewer": [
        "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8181909/ohio/seneca-county/bettsville/"
      ],
      "fun_facts": [
        "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettsville,_Ohio",
        "https://citizenportal.ai/articles/8181909/ohio/seneca-county/bettsville/"
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  "generated": "2026-09-16",
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