Water system
Leading Creek Conservancy District
EPA ID OH5300012 · Meigs County · 6,663 people served
Leading Creek Conservancy District treats its own water from Groundwater wells (4 wells).
The system's record
- Active wells
- 4
- Serves
- 6,663 people · Meigs County
- EPA ID
- OH5300012
About this area's water
Did you know
- The district's wells are not in the county it mostly serves: all four are in Gallia County, on Watson Grove Rd. near Cheshire, pumping the Ohio River Valley Aquifer to customers in Meigs County and beyond.
- Nearly all of the district's disinfection by-product load is a single compound — bromoform measured 44.9 ppb out of 48.9 ppb of total trihalomethanes in 2025, the fingerprint of a bromide-rich groundwater source.
- The water is very hard: the CCR reports 21 grains per gallon, roughly 360 mg/L as calcium carbonate, and the district does not soften it.
- It is a conservancy district, not a village or county utility — created in the late 1960s under the same Ohio law used to organize flood-control districts, originally chartered to clean small streams as well as to pipe…
- The board of directors meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the water office on Corn Hollow Road, and the district runs its system with three Class 1 Ohio EPA licensed operators.
Source: lccdwater.comdata.epa.gov
History3
- 1960sLeading Creek Conservancy District formed in the late 1960s under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 6101, originally to clean small streams and to develop a potable water system for rural residents…
- 2025District held an unconditional Ohio EPA license to operate, with three Class 1 licensed operators and two licensed backflow-prevention technicians; no monitoring, MCL or treatment-technique…
- 2026Boil advisory issued and then lifted on September 3-4, 2026 for SR 689 north of North Run Road, North Run Road, Cottrill Road, Cone Road, Laurel Road, Darst Road, Point Rock and Castor Cemetery.
Source: lccdwater.comlccdwater.com
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Four groundwater wells on Watson Grove Rd. near Cheshire in Gallia County, drawing the Ohio River Valley Aquifer. Treatment is chemical rather than filtration-based: chlorine for disinfection, orthophosphate for corrosion control (to limit lead and copper leaching from customer plumbing), and…
Source: lccdwater.com
Water pressure
not published — no distribution pressure figure appears in the district's CCR, rate schedule or website.
What it costs
$11.50 per 1,000 gallons
Typical household bill about $62 a month for water.
Published rate schedule: $38.53 minimum bill including the first 2,000 gallons, then $11.50 per 1,000 gallons for 2,001-5,000; $10.30 for 5,001-11,000; $8.65 for 11,001-21,000…
Source: lccdwater.com
Water quality & impurities10
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) Range 43.6-48.9 ppb; the highest-loaded regulated contaminant in the system, at about 61% of the MCL. | 48.9 ppb | 80 (MCL) | 2025 |
| Bromoform Range 41.3-44.9 ppb. Bromoform accounts for nearly all of the district's 48.9 ppb of total trihalomethanes, a signature… | 44.9 ppb | none… | 2025 |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) Range 8.1-18.4 ppb. | 18.4 ppb | 60 (MCL) | 2025 |
| Total chlorine Range 0.3-1.9 ppm. | 1.9 ppm | 4 (MRDL) | 2025 |
| Fluoride Range 0.6-1.30 ppm; fluoride is deliberately injected by the district. | 1.08 ppm | 4 (MCL) | 2024 |
| Nitrate Well below the MCL, but Ohio EPA's source water assessment cites man-made nitrate in the treated water as one of the… | 0.677 ppm | 10 (MCL) | 2025 |
| Arsenic Range 0-3.51 ppb. Note that the CCR table transposes the arsenic MCL and MCLG columns (it prints MCLG 10 / MCL 0); the… | 3.51 ppb | 10 (MCL) | 2024 |
| Chromium Range 0-1.91 ppb. | 1.91 ppb | 100 (MCL) | 2024 |
| Selenium Range 0-1.38 ppb. | 1.38 ppb | 50 (MCL) | 2024 |
| Barium Range 0-0.039 ppm. | 0.039 ppm | 2 (MCL) | 2024 |
Source: lccdwater.com
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 0 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA health-based violations since 2015:
- 2024Lead and Copper Rule Revisions · lead service line inventory missing or incomplete (a records requirement, not a lead test result) · returned to compliance
6 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 2 for required testing that was missed or reported late; 3 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records); 1 health-based.
Supply stress
Ohio EPA's source water assessment rates the district's aquifer as highly susceptible to contamination, for three stated reasons: a relatively thin protective clay layer over the aquifer, significant potential contaminant sources inside the protection area, and the presence of man-made contaminants (nitrates) in the treated water. That…
Sewers
Sanitary
None. Leading Creek Conservancy District is a water-only utility: its 2025 CCR states that although it remains a conservancy district formed under ORC 6101 with authority for a wide range of services, its sole function at this time is providing potable water. No sanitary sewer provider for Rutland, Langsville or Wilkesville was…
Source: lccdwater.com
Sourcesverified
Compiled from the utility's own reports and public records, then independently re-checked against primary sources.
Main supplier in 3 ZIP codes
Serves
Main water supplier in 4 ZIP codes
- 45775 · Rutland Township and Rutland98% of residents
- 45741 · Salem Township and Langsville91% of residents
- 45695 · Vinton Township and Wilkesville50% of residents
- 45686 · Huntington Township and Vinton11% of residents
Also present in 3 more ZIP codes
- 45760 · Middleport24% of residents
- 45769 · Pomeroy23% of residents
- 45710 · Lee Township and Albany5% 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
Leading Creek Conservancy District does not buy water from another system on record; it treats its own source water.
No other system is on record buying water from Leading Creek Conservancy District.
What the records show about Leading Creek Conservancy District
Who runs it
EPA's record says Leading Creek Conservancy District has 2,902 service connections and serves 6,663 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 2025. Its office telephone on EPA's record is 740-742-2411.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), water system record.
How the water is treated
EPA's treatment table registers these steps for Leading Creek Conservancy District: aeration, corrosion control, chlorine disinfection, and fluoridation.
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 counts 1 health-based violation for Leading Creek Conservancy District since 2015. Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a required treatment step not carried out. It falls into 1 separate problem (one contaminant or rule in one year); the table lists it.
EPA logs 6 violations of any kind since 2020: 2 for required testing that was missed or reported late; 3 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records); 1 health-based.
| Year | Contaminant or rule | Kind | Measured | Limit | Status in EPA's record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lead and Copper Rule Revisions | lead service line inventory missing or incomplete (a records requirement, not a lead test result) | not on file | not on file | returned to compliance |
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 Leading Creek Conservancy District was 0 ppb, under both the current 15 ppb action level and the 10 ppb level that applies from 2027. A result of 0 means at least nine in ten of the homes sampled had no lead detected.
The highest result on file is 2.4 ppb, in the period ending December 2022.
EPA has 11 sampling periods on file for Leading Creek Conservancy District since 2016, the first ending in 2016; 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 Leading Creek Conservancy District sent EPA, 2,289 lines are counted.
| Material | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lead | 0 |
| Galvanized, needing replacement | 0 |
| Unknown material | 2,289 |
| Not lead | 0 |
| All lines | 2,289 |
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
EPA's fifth national round of testing (UCMR 5) took 2 samples of the water entering the pipes of Leading Creek Conservancy District in 2025 and measured 29 PFAS.
The highest PFOA or PFOS result, 7.6 ng/L, is at or above the federal limit of 4 ng/L that EPA set in 2024. Systems have until 2029 to comply, and in May 2026 EPA proposed letting systems apply for two more years. One sample over the limit is not a violation: compliance is judged on a running annual average.
The highest PFAS result was PFOA 7.6 ng/L.
The system reported potential PFAS sources near its supply.
Ohio EPA's own statewide sampling tested 1 plant of Leading Creek Conservancy District (latest sample June 2020). Not one of the six PFAS tested (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and PFBS) was detected.
| Compound | Highest result | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 7.6 ng/L | 4 ng/L |
| PFOS | not detected | 4 ng/L |
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 Leading Creek Conservancy District's samples in 2019, the last year it was sampled, was 19.4 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 38.5 µg/L and the highest single sample was 48.8 µg/L, from 15 samples taken from 2012 to 2019.
For HAA5, the average in the last year sampled was 8 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 8 µg/L and the highest single sample was 13 µg/L, from 15 samples.
| Byproduct | Limit | Latest yearly average | Worst yearly average | Highest sample | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 80 µg/L | 19.4 µg/L (2019) | 38.5 µg/L | 48.8 µg/L | 15 |
| HAA5 | 60 µg/L | 8 µg/L | 8 µg/L | 13 µg/L | 15 |
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 10 samples was 2.46 mg/L (as nitrogen) in 2012; in 2019, the last year sampled, the highest was 2.2 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) | 10 | 2.46 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 3 samples each.
| Compound | Limit | Samples | Detected in | Highest result | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzene | 5 µg/L | 3 | 0 of 3 | not detected | 0 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | 5 µg/L | 3 | 0 of 3 | not detected | 0 |
| 1,2-dichloroethane | 5 µg/L | 3 | 0 of 3 | not detected | 0 |
| Trichloroethylene (TCE) | 5 µg/L | 3 | 0 of 3 | not detected | 0 |
| Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) | 5 µg/L | 3 | 0 of 3 | not detected | 0 |
| Vinyl chloride | 2 µg/L | 3 | 0 of 3 | 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 49.7 µg/L (limit 2,000); selenium in 1 of 3 samples, highest 3.53 µg/L (limit 50). Not detected: atrazine in 2 samples, alachlor in 2 samples, chromium in 3 samples, cadmium in 3 samples, mercury 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 | 49.7 µg/L | 0 |
| Mercury | Metal | 2 µg/L | 3 | 0 of 3 | not detected | 0 |
| Selenium | Metal | 50 µg/L | 3 | 1 of 3 | 3.53 µg/L | 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 661 routine total coliform samples taken in the distribution system at Leading Creek Conservancy District tested positive (0%); in 2019, the last year on file, 0 of 86 did. E. coli was never found in the 117 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 Leading Creek Conservancy District adjusts the fluoride level to the recommended level for preventing tooth decay.
EPA's treatment table lists fluoridation among the steps at Leading Creek Conservancy District.
Measured fluoride: 1.05 mg/L on average at the plant's entry points in 2018 (in the range dentists aim for); samples ran from 0.17 to 1.05 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.
Lithium
Lithium was not detected in 2 UCMR 5 samples at Leading Creek Conservancy District, last sampled in 2025 (the method reports from 9 µg/L).
Lithium is not regulated. EPA's draft health reference level is 10 µg/L, and it occurs naturally in deep groundwater, so well systems in the northwest run highest.
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data (final release, August 2026), samples from 2023 to 2025.
Water and sewer bills
Ohio EPA's 2023 rate survey puts the water bill at Leading Creek Conservancy District for a household using 5,000 gallons a month at $876 a year, about $73 a month.
| Use | Water, per year | Sewer, per year |
|---|---|---|
| 2,500 gallons a month | $531 | not on file |
| 5,000 gallons a month | $876 | not on file |
| 8,000 gallons a month | $1,247 | not on file |
The survey lists it as “Leading Creek Conservancy District”. These are inside-city rates and annual bills at the use shown.
Source: Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water Rate Survey (Ohio State University, May 2025).
How well the service area is mapped
The service area drawn on the map for Leading Creek Conservancy District comes from the utility's own map.
Counting the people who live in the ZIP codes it overlaps, this atlas estimates 5,214 residents are inside the boundary, 78% of the 6,663 people Leading Creek Conservancy District reports serving.
The resident count is an estimate from 2020 Census ZIP-code populations, not a count of customers.
Source: EPA Service Area Boundaries; resident estimate by this atlas from ZIP-code overlap.
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On the map
Show this system's territory on the map — 7 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 OH5300012 (EPA ECHO).
Notable facts: lccdwater.com, data.epa.gov
History: lccdwater.com, lccdwater.com
Water quality: lccdwater.com
Planned work: lccdwater.com
Capital projects: lccdwater.com, lccdwater.com
Rates: lccdwater.com
Sewers: lccdwater.com
Treatment: lccdwater.com
Supply stress: lccdwater.com, wwwapp.epa.ohio.gov, lccdwater.com
