{ "type": "water", "pwsid": "OH8601812", "name": "West Unity Village", "county": "Williams", "population": 1760, "producer": true, "source_class": "groundwater", "label": "Groundwater wells (3 wells)", "bodies": [], "intakes": [], "wells": 3, "aquifer": "", "notes": "", "urls": [], "chain": [ "OH8601812" ], "plants": [], "facts": { "hist": [ [ "1842", "Village platted and its post office opened." ], [ "1866", "West Unity formally incorporated as a village in Williams County." ] ], "treat": "Per the village's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report: water is drawn from 3 groundwater wells located at the treatment plant, supplied by a sole-source aquifer. It is treated by filtration (iron removal) and disinfected with liquid chlorine, and softened by salt softening. Two elevated overhead…", "press": "No numeric pressure (psi) figure is published; the distribution system is pressurized via two elevated overhead storage tanks (2025 CCR).", "rate": { "g": null, "n": "No current rate schedule is published online (the village's utilities page lists only fees like a $50 shutoff/reconnect charge). A 2017 Bryan Times article (found via search…", "m": null }, "imp": [ [ "Fluoride", "1.03", "mg/L", "4 (MCL/MCLG)", "2025", "Erosion of natural deposits / water additive; no violation." ], [ "Barium", "0.0248", "mg/L", "2.0", "2025", "Discharge of drilling wastes; no violation." ], [ "Copper", "0.122 (range…", "mg/L", "1.3 (action…", "2025", "Corrosion of household plumbing / erosion of natural deposits; no violation." ], [ "Lead", "1.8 (range…", "µg/L", "15 (action…", "2025", "0 of 10 samples exceeded the action level; corrosion of household plumbing / erosion of natural deposits." ], [ "Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)", "64.8 (range…", "µg/L", "80", "2025", "By-product of drinking-water chlorination; no violation." ], [ "Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)", "10.0 (range…", "µg/L", "60", "2025", "By-product of drinking-water chlorination; no violation." ], [ "Ethylbenzene", "0.0001", "mg/L", "0.7", "2025", "Trace detection; no violation." ], [ "Total Chlorine (running average)", "0.75 (range…", "mg/L", "4 (MRDL)", "2025", "Disinfectant residual; no violation." ] ], "proj": [ [ "Water treatment plant electronics/software upgrade", 39725, "2025", "planned", "Replacing aging electronics at the 17-year-old plant; roughly six-month installation timeline (Feb. 2025 council coverage)." ], [ "Water softener service/replacement", null, "2025", "planned", "Softeners underperforming; resin was to be tested to decide between ~$16,000 cleaning or ~$90,000 replacement (put out to bid)." ], [ "North Main Street water line replacement", null, "2025", "planned", "Intended to end recurrent water-main breaks on N. Main St. (a break occurred there Feb. 4, 2025); follows a completed 2024 water-line and road repair on…" ] ], "plan": [ [ "South Liberty wastewater pump station replacement", null, "2025", "planned", "A grant application was planned per Feb. 2025 council coverage; the village's wastewater treatment plant is located at 317 South Liberty Street." ] ], "stress": "Ohio EPA rates the aquifer supplying West Unity's well field as LOW susceptibility to contamination: a confining layer of glacial till over 60 feet thick overlies the sand-and-gravel aquifer, depth to water exceeds 30 feet, and water-quality results show no impact to date (2025 CCR). The village reports no lead service lines anywhere in…", "sew": { "s": "The village operates its own wastewater treatment plant at 317 South Liberty Street; a grant application to replace the South Liberty pump station was planned as of Feb. 2025.", "st": "Not confirmed — no source located describing West Unity's stormwater system or flooding history." }, "fun": [ "West Unity was platted in 1842 and incorporated in 1866, in Williams County in Ohio's far northwest corner.", "Its 2020 population of 1,763 was up about 5.5% from 1,671 in 2010, a rare growth story for a small rural Ohio village.", "The local school district, Millcreek-West Unity, calls its shared K-12 campus with Alvordton 'Hilltop' despite the village sitting at a modest 797 feet elevation on flat farmland." ], "src": { "history": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Unity,_Ohio" ], "treatment": [ "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GsdNXhvsNw893SjSwlx2FWRi5FXSQ7zQ/view?usp=sharing" ], "pressure": [ "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GsdNXhvsNw893SjSwlx2FWRi5FXSQ7zQ/view?usp=sharing" ], "rates": [ "https://www.bryantimes.com/news/local/west-unity-takes-step-to-raise-rates/article_c2e0ed4b-b774-550e-885c-fdd20ab18a52.html", "https://sites.google.com/view/west-unity/departments/utilities" ], "impurities": [ "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GsdNXhvsNw893SjSwlx2FWRi5FXSQ7zQ/view?usp=sharing", "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/LCR_SAMPLE_RESULT/PWSID/OH8601812/JSON" ], "projects": [ "https://thevillagereporter.com/west-unity-village-council-mayor-provides-state-of-the-village-address-reflects-on-past-future-projects/" ], "planned": [ "https://thevillagereporter.com/west-unity-village-council-mayor-provides-state-of-the-village-address-reflects-on-past-future-projects/" ], "water_stress": [ "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GsdNXhvsNw893SjSwlx2FWRi5FXSQ7zQ/view?usp=sharing" ], "sewer": [ "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GsdNXhvsNw893SjSwlx2FWRi5FXSQ7zQ/view?usp=sharing", "https://thevillagereporter.com/west-unity-village-council-mayor-provides-state-of-the-village-address-reflects-on-past-future-projects/" ], "fun_facts": [ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Unity,_Ohio" ] } }, "zips_served": [ { "zip": "43570", "share": 0.5562, "dominant": true } ], "photo": { "url": "/photos/OH8601812.jpg", "caption": "Street view of West Unity, a village in Williams County, Ohio", "credit": "Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA", "license": "CC BY-SA 2.0" }, "url": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH8601812/", "api": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/water/OH8601812.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), \"West Unity Village · OH8601812\", https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH8601812/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].", "schema": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/schema.json" }