Water system
Thurston Village
EPA ID OH2302903 · Fairfield County · 604 people served · owned by a local government
Thurston Village treats its own water from Groundwater wells (2 wells).
The system's record
The Ohio Department of Health's fluoridation report (CDC My Water's Fluoride) lists Thurston Village as buying its water from Baltimore Village; EPA's inventory shows its own sources as primary with Baltimore Village as an emergency connection. The two records may reflect a blend or a recent switch.
- Active wells
- 2
- Serves
- 604 people · Fairfield County
- EPA ID
- OH2302903
About this area's water
Did you know
- Thurston was originally platted as 'Bush City' in 1881 before being renamed Thurston when its post office opened.
- At its early-1900s peak, Thurston was a terminal for four divisions of the New York Central Railroad and was reportedly the only place in southeast Ohio where a train could turn a full 360 degrees; the last passenger…
- A 1976 village historical account noted officials were still hoping to break ground on Thurston's first municipal water system at that late date, meaning today's piped water system is a relatively recent addition.
- Thurston's population has been remarkably stable for a century: 394 in 1920, 603-604 in the 2020 census.
- A 1905 shirt-waist factory fire in the small village was reportedly visible for miles.
Source: thurstonohio.comen.wikipedia.org
History5
- 1881The community, originally platted as 'Bush City,' was renamed Thurston and a post office opened.
- 1880s-1950Thurston grew into a major railroad hub, serving as a terminal for four divisions of the New York Central Railroad; by 1920 fourteen passenger trains stopped daily, and it was reportedly the only…
- 1905A shirt-waist factory fire, visible for miles, destroyed a major local employer.
- 1953A tornado destroyed a brick building (originally a two-room schoolhouse) east of the railroad tracks.
- 1976A village historical account describes officials still hoping to break ground on Thurston's first municipal water system, indicating the current system postdates the mid-1970s.
Source: thurstonohio.comen.wikipedia.org
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Thurston draws groundwater from wells located east of State Route 37, pumped to a treatment plant at 8445 High Street before distribution, per its 2025 Consumer Confidence Report and 2021 rate ordinance. The system chlorinates (2025 average residual 0.96 ppm, within the 4 ppm regulatory limit) and…
Source: thurstonohio.comthurstonohio.com
Water pressure
Not published in the CCR, rate ordinance, or village website reviewed.
What it costs
$15.91 per 1,000 gallons
Typical household bill about $42 a month for water.
Per Village of Thurston Ordinance 2021-18 (passed Sept. 8, 2021): $15.91 per 1,000 gallons for usage above a 1,500-gallon monthly minimum; minimum charge $26.53/month for a…
Source: thurstonohio.com
Water quality & impurities9
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic No violation. The CCR's summary table also lists an anomalous '3,252' figure inconsistent with its own stated detection… | 1.98-4.99… ppb | 10 ppb (MCL) | 2025 |
| Gross Alpha No violation, but close to the MCL. | 14.8 (range… pCi/L | 15 pCi/L (MCL) | 2023 |
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Disinfection byproduct; no violation. | 6.10 (range… ppb | 80 ppb (MCL) | 2025 |
| Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Disinfection byproduct; no violation. | 13.4 (range… ppb | 60 ppb (MCL) | 2025 |
| Radium-228 No violation. | 0.509 (range… pCi/L | 5 pCi/L (MCL) | 2023 |
| Lead 0 of 20 samples exceeded the action level. | 1.60 (90th… ppb | 15 ppb (action… | 2024 |
| Copper 0 of 20 samples exceeded the action level. | 0.741 (90th… ppm | 1.3 ppm (action… | 2025 |
| Nitrate No violation. | <0.10 ppm | 10 ppm (MCL) | 2025 |
| Total Coliform No violation, but Thurston separately failed to monitor for coliform as required in January 2025; a Feb 22, 2025 sample… | 0 positive… | 0 (MCL) | 2025 |
Source: thurstonohio.com
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 1.5 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.
12 violations of any kind logged since 2020, 12 of them paperwork (monitoring, reporting, public notice or consumer report).
Supply stress
Per Thurston's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report, an Ohio EPA source-water assessment rates the aquifer supplying Thurston's wells as having 'medium susceptibility to contamination' due to the depth to water and the material between the ground surface and the aquifer. Thurston participates in the Fairfield County Regional Wellhead…
Source: thurstonohio.com
Sewers
Sanitary
Thurston operates a municipal sanitary sewer system: per its 2021 water/sewer ordinance, sewer account deposit and refund policies are controlled by the Walnut Creek Sewer District, and a separate sewer rate ordinance (2018-11-01) sets sewer charges.
Storm
Not published in sources reviewed.
Source: thurstonohio.comthurstonohio.com
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
- 43157 · Thurston99% 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
Thurston 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 Thurston Village.
Photograph
On the map
Show this system's territory on the map — 1 ZIP code 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: thurstonohio.com, en.wikipedia.org
History: thurstonohio.com, en.wikipedia.org
Water quality: thurstonohio.com
Rates: thurstonohio.com
Sewers: thurstonohio.com, thurstonohio.com
Treatment: thurstonohio.com, thurstonohio.com
Supply stress: thurstonohio.com