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Spangler invented the first upright vacuum cleaner in town in June 1908; William H. Hoover bought the patent, and the Hoover Company became the world's largest…" ], [ "1912", "The municipal water system began with the city's first well and a 50,000-gallon storage tank." ], [ "1918", "The village renamed itself North Canton as association with German culture became unfashionable during World War I." ], [ "1928", "A second municipal well was added during post-WWI expansion." ], [ "1938-1940", "The city purchased the Freedom Avenue site and drilled two wells there (1938 and 1940), the nucleus of the present treatment plant property." ] ], "treat": "All source water is groundwater: nine wells at five locations — two on the Freedom Avenue plant property, two at Price Park, two on Dressler Road, two at the East Maple ball field and one on the Oster property — drawing from the Buried Valley (sand and gravel) and Massillon Sandstone aquifers.…", "press": "Not published. No psi figures or pressure zones appear in the CCR or on city pages. The system is fed by two elevated towers holding 2.25 million gallons combined — a…", "rate": { "g": 7.1, "n": "Chapter 937, Sec. 937.01 (Ord. 45-2023) sets rates directly per 1,000 gallons — no unit conversion involved. Residential inside the city, 2026: $7.10 for 0-15,000 gal/month, $8.13…", "m": null }, "imp": [ [ "TTHM (Total Trihalomethanes)", "58.1", "ppb", "80 (MCL)", "2025", "Range 49.7-58.1 ppb; sampled 08/01/2025 at two distribution sites (2020 E. Maple St NW and 5455 Market Ave NW). No…" ], [ "HAA5 (Haloacetic Acids)", "13.2", "ppb", "60 (MCL)", "2025", "Range 9.58-13.2 ppb. No violation." ], [ "Fluoride", "1.04", "ppm", "4 (MCL)", "2025", "Monthly monitoring; range 0.98-1.11 ppm. Added to promote healthy teeth." ], [ "Nitrate", "<0.100", "ppm", "10 (MCL)", "2025", "Yearly sampling; range 0.000-0.100 ppm — effectively absent, notable for a shallow buried-valley aquifer." ], [ "Barium", "0.017", "ppm", "2 (MCL)", "2025", "Range 0.017-0.017 ppm." ], [ "Chlorine (residual)", "1.00", "ppm", "4 (MRDL)", "2025", "Monthly samples from distribution microbiology sites; range 0.87-1.14 ppm." ], [ "Lead (90th percentile)", "0.000", "ppb", "15 (action…", "2023", "Zero of 45 samples exceeded the action level in the last required round, July 2023." ], [ "Copper (90th percentile)", "0.0157", "ppm", "1.3 (action…", "2023", "Zero of 45 samples exceeded the action level, July 2023." ], [ "Dibromochloromethane", "6.44", "ppb", "no individual…", "2025", "Monthly at entry point EP-001; range 0.73-6.44 ppb. Disinfection by-product." ], [ "Bromodichloromethane", "4.75", "ppb", "no individual…", "2025", "Range 0.55-4.75 ppb. Disinfection by-product." ] ], "proj": [ [ "Arrowhead Water Well Project", 1700000, "2025", "under construction", "A new 500+ foot well on the city-owned Arrowhead Golf Course & Event Center property, intended as a lower-chloride source to blend with the existing wells and…" ] ], "plan": [], "stress": "Volume is not the constraint; contamination risk is. The susceptibility analysis based on the January 2019 Bennett & Williams delineation update (with Ohio EPA assessments from October 2002 and June 2007) rates the source of drinking water HIGH susceptibility to contamination for three reasons: the water table is shallow, 4 to 17.7 feet…", "sew": { "s": "North Canton owns no wastewater treatment plant; it partners with Stark County and the City of Canton for sewer service. Residential sanitary sewer is a flat $33.50 per month, with bills increased 5% if not paid within fifteen days. The city runs a Satellite Sewer Discharge Control Program required under the City of Canton's NPDES…", "st": "A separate Storm Water program is listed on the city site. No flooding problems, combined sewer overflows or stormwater utility fee were identified in the sources reviewed." }, "fun": [ "The city was New Berlin until 1918, when it renamed itself North Canton because association with German culture had become unfashionable during World War I.", "The upright vacuum cleaner was invented here: department store janitor James M. Spangler built the first one in June 1908, and William H. 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