Water system
New Bremen Village
EPA ID OH0600512 · Auglaize County · 3,034 people served · owned by a local government
New Bremen Village treats its own water from Groundwater wells (6 wells).
The system's record
The Ohio Department of Health's fluoridation report (CDC My Water's Fluoride) lists New Bremen Village as buying its water from Minster Village; EPA's inventory shows its own sources as primary with Minster Village as an emergency connection. The two records may reflect a blend or a recent switch.
- Active wells
- 6
- Serves
- 3,034 people · Auglaize County
- EPA ID
- OH0600512
About this area's water
Did you know
- New Bremen is the world headquarters of Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the largest forklift manufacturers on earth, and home to the Bicycle Museum of America.
- The village's six water wells sit on three separate properties, two of them named for the farms they stand on — Well 7 on the Isern farm and Wells 9 and 10 on the old Hehr farm.
- New Bremen was founded in 1833 by a society of 33 German immigrants who bought 80 acres and handed out the town's 102 platted lots by lottery.
- In the 2026 regional rate survey New Bremen's quarterly water bill was $124.20 while next-door Minster's was $72.00 — the cheapest of all 70 jurisdictions surveyed.
- New Bremen's fluoride is not added: it occurs naturally in the local well water at 1.59 ppm.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgnewbremen.wpenginepowered.compiquaoh.gov
History6
- 1832-1833German immigrants from Bavaria and Hanover formed the 'City of Bremen Society,' whose charter among 33 members authorized the purchase of 80 acres in German Township. Land was farmed from 1832; by…
- 1840sThe Miami and Erie Canal opened through New Bremen, bringing new markets to a struggling farming community and lowering transportation costs. The restored canal locks and lock keeper's house remain…
- 1975North water storage tower built, holding 200,000 gallons.
- 1986Village wastewater treatment plant built at 321 N. Walnut St.
- 1997South water storage tower built, holding 500,000 gallons. With both towers the village keeps roughly one day's supply in storage, which it maintains for fire insurance purposes.
- 2001New Bremen and Minster interconnected their water systems near State Route 66 and Wuebker Road, with a manually operated valve for emergency use.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgnewbremen.comnewbremen.wpenginepowered.com
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Water is pumped from six deep wells at three sites: Wells 1, 2 and 3 on the water plant property, Well 7 on the Isern farm south of Amsterdam Road, and Wells 9 and 10 on the old Hehr farm northwest of the village. The plant at 307 S. Herman St. treats it with induced draft aeration, pressure…
Source: newbremen.wpenginepowered.comnewbremen.com
Water pressure
Not published as a psi figure. Pressure is held by two above-ground towers — a 200,000-gallon north tower built in 1975 and a 500,000-gallon south tower built in 1997 — which…
Source: newbremen.com
What it costs
$5.52 per 1,000 gallons
Typical household bill about $41 a month for water.
The City of Piqua's 2026 annual regional rate survey lists New Bremen's residential water cost at $124.20 for 22,500 gallons (3,000 cubic feet) over a three-month period — $5.52…
Water quality & impurities10
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead (90th percentile) All 10 sites below the action level; measured at the customer's tap. | 1.9 ppb | 15 (AL) | 2024 |
| Copper (90th percentile) All 10 sites below the action level. | 0.186 ppm | 1.3 (AL) | 2024 |
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Range 39.4-45.2 ppb. | 45.2 ppb | 80 | 2024 |
| Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Range 4.0-4.1 ppb; well below the MCL. | 4.1 ppb | 60 | 2024 |
| Total chlorine Range 0.69-0.99 ppm. | 0.828 ppm | 4 (MRDL) | 2024 |
| Nitrate Well below the MCL; unusually low for an Ohio farming county, reflecting the deep clay-protected aquifer. | 0.74 ppm | 10 | 2024 |
| Fluoride Occurs naturally in the well water New Bremen uses; not an additive. | 1.59 ppm | 4 | 2023 |
| Barium Erosion of natural deposits. | 0.003 ppm | 2 | 2023 |
| Cyanide Produced naturally by certain bacteria, fungi and algae. | 0.001 ppm | 0.2 | 2023 |
| Lithium (unregulated) Monitored under the fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5). | 14 ug/L | none (no… | 2023 |
Source: newbremen.wpenginepowered.com
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 2.1 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.
4 violations of any kind logged since 2020, 4 of them paperwork (monitoring, reporting, public notice or consumer report).
Projects & plans2
Recent and current work
- Wastewater treatment plant NPDES permit renewal · 2026 · under construction
The village administrator reported in June 2026 that New Bremen had applied for a new five-year permit; the existing permit expires at the end of 2026. Not a…
Source: newbremen.wpenginepowered.com
Planned or needed
- South Franklin Street reconstruction · 2028 · planned
Street reconstruction on Franklin St running south from State Route 274, planned for 2028; Council gave first reading on August 10, 2026 to a resolution…
Supply stress
Ohio EPA rates the aquifer supplying New Bremen as having LOW susceptibility to contamination, citing a thick protective layer of clay overlying the aquifer and its significant depth — over 65 feet below ground surface. Nitrate at 0.74 ppm and the absence of detected pesticides bear this out in a heavily farmed county. The village keeps…
Sewers
Sanitary
New Bremen runs its own wastewater treatment plant at 321 N. Walnut St., built in 1986, treating roughly 650,000 gallons a day. It is a biological facility relying on natural biodegradation in aerated lagoons, followed by rock filtration and chlorine disinfection, serving about 13 miles of sewer lines. The village applied in 2026 for a…
Storm
Not detailed in the sources checked. No dedicated stormwater fee, stormwater utility, or documented flooding problem was identified.
Sourcesverified
Compiled from the utility's own reports and public records, then independently re-checked against primary sources.
Main supplier in 1 ZIP code
Serves
Main water supplier in 1 ZIP code
- 45869 · New Bremen64% of residents
Also present in 1 more ZIP code
- 45865 · Minster0% of residents
Population-weighted resident shares; a ZIP code can have more than one system on record. Recomputed from each ZIP's own system list, not from the map's cached footprint.
Buys from · Sells to
New Bremen Village does not buy water from another system on record; it treats its own source water.
No other system is on record buying water from New Bremen Village.
Photograph
On the map
Show this system's territory on the map — 2 ZIP codes in all.
Sources
U.S. EPA SDWIS and Community Water System Service Area Boundaries (v3, 2026), Ohio EPA primacy data, 2020 census blocks: the system serving most residents, traced through purchases to the treating utility; Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water Rate Survey (Ohio State, May 2025) for household bills; Ohio EPA DEFA loan awards since 2016 for the loans paragraph · EPA SDWIS · EPA service area boundaries · Ohio EPA drinking water · Ohio EPA rate survey
Notable facts: en.wikipedia.org, newbremen.wpenginepowered.com, piquaoh.gov, newbremen.com
History: en.wikipedia.org, newbremen.com, newbremen.wpenginepowered.com, newbremen.wpenginepowered.com
Water quality: newbremen.wpenginepowered.com
Planned work: newbremen.wpenginepowered.com, newbremen.com
Water pressure: newbremen.com
Capital projects: newbremen.wpenginepowered.com
Rates: piquaoh.gov, piquaoh.gov, newbremen.com
Sewers: newbremen.com, newbremen.wpenginepowered.com
Treatment: newbremen.wpenginepowered.com, newbremen.com
Supply stress: newbremen.wpenginepowered.com, newbremen.com