Water system
Russells Point Village
EPA ID OH4602212 · Logan County · 1,651 people served · owned by a local government
Russells Point Village treats its own water from Groundwater wells (3 wells).
The system's record
- Active wells
- 3
- Serves
- 1,651 people · Logan County
- EPA ID
- OH4602212
About this area's water
Did you know
- Russells Point sits directly on the south shore of Indian Lake, a longtime Ohio summer resort destination, and takes its name from landowner James Russell.
- The village's distribution system has zero lead, galvanized, or lead-status-unknown service lines, based on visual inspection and historic construction records (per the 2025 CCR).
- An EF-3 tornado tore through the village on March 14, 2024, killing at least three residents and heavily damaging the small water system's surrounding community.
- Only 3 of the village's 5 original municipal wells (#3, #4, #5) are still active — wells #1 and #2 have been abandoned (per the 2025 CCR).
History4
- 1913A post office named Russells Point began operating, named for landowner James Russell; the lakeside village grew as an Indian Lake resort town.
- 2023Village raised water usage rates in January for the first time since June 2021, a 17% (about $1.00/1,000 gal) increase, citing supply costs up as much as 30%.
- 2024An EF-3 tornado struck Russells Point on March 14, 2024, killing at least three people and severely damaging homes and businesses village-wide.
- 2025Ohio EPA completed a Limited Environmental Review for a village water distribution system project to be financed through the Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA) program; the village also held…
Source: en.wikipedia.orgrussellspoint-oh.govirp.cdn-website.com
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Water is pumped from 3 active groundwater wells (wells #3, #4, #5; wells #1 and #2 are abandoned) north and east of the village's water treatment plant, then disinfected with chlorine before distribution (2025 CCR shows a running-average total chlorine residual of 1.12 ppm, range 0.08–1.68 ppm).
Source: irp.cdn-website.com
Water pressure
Not published — no numeric pressure figure appears in the 2025 CCR or on the village site.
What it costs
Confirmed directly on the village's water-department page: effective January 2023, the usage charge rose about $1.00 per 1,000 gallons (~17%), with the fixed/base charge…
Water quality & impurities9
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Chlorine (running average) Range of detection 0.08–1.68 ppm; disinfectant residual, no violation. | 1.12 ppm | 4 (MRDL) | 2025 |
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Disinfection byproduct; range of individual detections 54.3–110 ppb, no violation. | 44.52 ppb | 80 | 2025 |
| Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Disinfection byproduct; range of detection 6.4–32.4 ppb, no violation. | 13.9 ppb | 60 | 2025 |
| Fluoride Naturally occurring plus water additive; no violation. | 0.79 ppm | 4 | 2024 |
| Barium Erosion of natural deposits / drilling waste discharge; no violation. | 0.935 ppm | 2 | 2024 |
| Nitrate Runoff from fertilizer/septic/erosion; well below limit. | 1.33 ppm | 10 | 2025 |
| Lead (90th percentile) 0 of 10 samples exceeded the action level; no lead/galvanized service lines in system. | 1.2 ppb | 15 (action… | 2025 |
| Copper (90th percentile) 0 of 10 samples exceeded the action level. | 0.671 ppm | 1.3 (action… | 2025 |
| Gross Alpha (excluding radon and… Erosion of natural deposits; no violation. | 5.7 pCi/L | 15 (MCL; MCLG 0) | 2021 |
Source: irp.cdn-website.com
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 1.2 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.
3 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 3 for required testing that was missed or reported late.
Projects & plans2
Recent and current work
- Water distribution system project · 2025 · planned
Ohio EPA completed a Limited Environmental Review for a village water distribution project intended for WSRLA financing; cost not yet published.
Source: russellspoint-oh.gov
Planned or needed
- WSRLA-financed water distribution system improvements · 2025 · planned
Listed via Ohio EPA's Water Supply Revolving Loan Account program pending final financing/cost details.
Source: russellspoint-oh.gov
Supply stress
Ohio EPA rates the aquifer susceptibility for Russells Point's well field as MODERATE, meaning potential contamination sources exist within the wellhead protection area even though no current contamination has been found, per the 2025 CCR; the village continues source-water protection measures.
Source: irp.cdn-website.com
Sewers
Sanitary
We found no record of a village sewer utility; Russells Point reported no sewer rate to Ohio EPA's 2022 statewide rate survey, though it did report water rates.
Storm
Ohio EPA's 2022 statewide rate survey lists a residential stormwater rate of $24/year for the village; no further storm-sewer/drainage detail was found. The village sits on Indian Lake's south shore, an area with known lake-level flood exposure.
Source: dam.assets.ohio.gov
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
- 43348 · Russells Point70% of residents
Also present in 1 more ZIP code
- 43331 · Stokes Township and Lakeview7% 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
Russells Point 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 Russells Point Village.
What the records show about Russells Point Village
Who runs it
EPA's record describes Russells Point Village as owned by a local government. It has 1,048 service connections and serves 1,651 people.
EPA classes it as a community water system, one that serves the same residents all year.
EPA's record says it has substantially implemented source water protection under Ohio's program, dating the program from 2023. Its office telephone on EPA's record is 937-843-2245.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), water system record.
How the water is treated
EPA's treatment table registers these steps for Russells Point Village: aeration, corrosion control, chlorine disinfection, iron and manganese removal, granular activated carbon, ion-exchange softening, and sand or media filtration.
The list is what each system registered with EPA for treatment plants EPA still shows as active, and it can lag a plant upgrade.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) treatment table (EPA Envirofacts, pulled September 2026).
Violations
EPA's record shows no health-based violations for Russells Point Village since 2015.
EPA logs 3 violations of any kind since 2020: 3 for required testing that was missed or reported late.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) violation records: health-based violations with compliance periods beginning in 2015 or later, all violations from 2020 or later (EPA Envirofacts, pulled September 2026).
Lead and copper at the tap
In the sampling period ending December 2025, the 90th-percentile lead result at Russells Point Village was 1.2 ppb, under both the current 15 ppb action level and the 10 ppb level that applies from 2027.
EPA has 8 sampling periods on file for Russells Point Village since 2016, the first ending in 2018; no period was above 10 ppb.
Every water system has to inventory its service lines, the pipes from the main to each building. In the inventory Russells Point Village sent EPA, 897 lines are counted.
| Material | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lead | 0 |
| Galvanized, needing replacement | 0 |
| Unknown material | 0 |
| Not lead | 897 |
| All lines | 897 |
Systems sample taps in the homes most likely to have lead pipes or solder. The 90th-percentile result is the level nine in ten of the sampled homes were at or below. Lead comes mostly from service lines and house plumbing, not the source water, so a low result for the system does not clear an old house.
EPA's dashboard status for this inventory: reported all required service line types.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) lead and copper 90th-percentile results (EPA Envirofacts), sampling periods ending 2016 or later; EPA's service line inventory dashboard, Ohio's 2026 Q2 submission.
PFAS
Ohio EPA's own statewide sampling tested 1 plant of Russells Point Village (latest sample July 2020). Not one of the six PFAS tested (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and PFBS) was detected.
Ohio EPA's current sampling status map lists 1 plant of Russells Point Village as sampled, most recently July 2026.
PFAS are the 'forever chemicals' from firefighting foam, plating shops and non-stick coatings. Results are for water leaving the plant, not your tap.
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data (final release, August 2026); Ohio EPA statewide PFAS sampling, 2019 to 2021, and its sampling status map.
Disinfection byproducts
Chlorine that disinfects water also reacts with organic matter to form byproducts. Two groups have federal limits: total trihalomethanes (TTHM, 80 µg/L) and five haloacetic acids (HAA5, 60 µg/L), judged on running yearly averages at each sampling site.
For TTHM, the average of Russells Point Village's samples in 2019, the last year it was sampled, was 17.1 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 45.6 µg/L and the highest single sample was 101 µg/L, from 39 samples taken from 2012 to 2019.
For HAA5, the average in the last year sampled was 0 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 23.6 µg/L and the highest single sample was 60.1 µg/L, from 39 samples.
| Byproduct | Limit | Latest yearly average | Worst yearly average | Highest sample | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 80 µg/L | 17.1 µg/L (2019) | 45.6 µg/L | 101 µg/L | 39 |
| HAA5 | 60 µg/L | 0 µg/L | 23.6 µg/L | 60.1 µg/L | 39 |
A yearly average of 0 means nothing was detected in that year's samples. EPA's file stops at 2019; Ohio EPA's Drinking Water Watch has newer results.
Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, distribution-system samples (non-detects counted as zero).
Nitrate, arsenic and radioactivity
Nitrate: the highest of 8 samples was 1.75 mg/L (as nitrogen) in 2013; in 2019, the last year sampled, the highest was 0.71 mg/L. No sample was over the limit of 10 mg/L. Nitrate above 10 is unsafe for infants.
Arsenic was not detected in 3 samples (limit 10 µg/L).
| Contaminant | Samples | Highest result | Limit | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate (as nitrogen) | 8 | 1.75 mg/L | 10 mg/L | 0 |
| Arsenic | 3 | not detected | 10 µg/L | 0 |
Measured in finished water: at the plant's entry points and in the distribution system; raw well and intake samples are left out. Non-detects count as zero.
Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, finished water.
Solvents and fuels
EPA's file holds results for all six solvent and fuel compounds it checked. Benzene, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, and vinyl chloride were not detected in 4 samples each.
| Compound | Limit | Samples | Detected in | Highest result | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzene | 5 µg/L | 4 | 0 of 4 | not detected | 0 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | 5 µg/L | 4 | 0 of 4 | not detected | 0 |
| 1,2-dichloroethane | 5 µg/L | 4 | 0 of 4 | not detected | 0 |
| Trichloroethylene (TCE) | 5 µg/L | 4 | 0 of 4 | not detected | 0 |
| Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) | 5 µg/L | 4 | 0 of 4 | not detected | 0 |
| Vinyl chloride | 2 µg/L | 4 | 0 of 4 | not detected | 0 |
"Not detected" means the lab's result was below what its method can measure, not that the compound is absent. Non-detects count as zero in the highest-result column.
Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, finished water.
Farm chemicals and metals
EPA's file holds results for 8 of the nine herbicides and metals it checked. Detected: barium in 3 of 3 samples, highest 1290 µg/L (limit 2,000). Not detected: atrazine in 2 samples, alachlor in 2 samples, chromium in 3 samples, cadmium in 3 samples, mercury in 3 samples, selenium in 3 samples, thallium in 3 samples.
| Substance | Kind | Limit | Samples | Detected in | Highest result | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrazine | Farm chemical | 3 µg/L | 2 | 0 of 2 | not detected | 0 |
| Alachlor | Farm chemical | 2 µg/L | 2 | 0 of 2 | not detected | 0 |
| Chromium | Metal | 100 µg/L | 3 | 0 of 3 | not detected | 0 |
| Cadmium | Metal | 5 µg/L | 3 | 0 of 3 | not detected | 0 |
| Barium | Metal | 2,000 µg/L | 3 | 3 of 3 | 1290 µg/L | 0 |
| Mercury | Metal | 2 µg/L | 3 | 0 of 3 | not detected | 0 |
| Selenium | Metal | 50 µg/L | 3 | 0 of 3 | not detected | 0 |
| Thallium | Metal | 2 µg/L | 3 | 0 of 3 | not detected | 0 |
Non-detects count as zero in the highest-result column.
Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, finished water.
Bacteria in the pipes
From 2012 to 2019, 0 of 195 routine total coliform samples taken in the distribution system at Russells Point Village tested positive (0%); in 2019, the last year on file, 0 of 24 did. E. coli was never found in the 3 samples tested for it.
A positive coliform test is a warning sign, not a violation by itself. E. coli is a sign that human or animal waste may have reached the water. Coliform counts are routine samples only; E. coli counts include repeat samples.
Source: EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, distribution-system presence/absence tests for total coliform and E. coli.
Fluoride
The Ohio Department of Health's report to the CDC (My Water's Fluoride) says Russells Point Village has fluoride from natural sources at the recommended level for preventing tooth decay. The level it reports is 0.65 mg/L.
EPA's treatment table lists no fluoridation step at Russells Point Village.
Measured fluoride: 0.55 mg/L on average at the plant's entry points in 2018 (below the 0.7 mg/L target); samples ran from 0.55 to 0.59 mg/L across 3 samples in 2012 to 2019.
The recommended level for preventing tooth decay is 0.7 mg/L; the federal limit is 4 mg/L. The treatment list is what each system registered with EPA and can lag a plant upgrade.
Source: CDC My Water's Fluoride (fluoridation status as reported by the Ohio Department of Health, fetched September 2026); EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) treatment table; EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, entry-point fluoride samples.
How well the service area is mapped
EPA estimated the service area of Russells Point Village with a computer model rather than drawing it from the utility's map, so its edges are approximate.
Source: EPA Service Area Boundaries; resident estimate by this atlas from ZIP-code overlap.
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
EPA's own record for this system: Enforcement and Compliance History report for OH4602212 (EPA ECHO).
Notable facts: irp.cdn-website.com, en.wikipedia.org
History: en.wikipedia.org, russellspoint-oh.gov, irp.cdn-website.com
Water quality: irp.cdn-website.com
Planned work: russellspoint-oh.gov
Capital projects: russellspoint-oh.gov
Rates: russellspoint-oh.gov, dam.assets.ohio.gov
Sewers: dam.assets.ohio.gov
Treatment: irp.cdn-website.com
Supply stress: irp.cdn-website.com
