Water system
Englewood City
EPA ID OH5700812 · Montgomery County · 13,463 people served · owned by a local government
Englewood City treats its own water from Stillwater Buried Valley Aquifer (wells).
The system's record
- Aquifer
- Stillwater Buried Valley Aquifer
- Active wells
- 7
- Serves
- 13,463 people · Montgomery County
- EPA ID
- OH5700812
About this area's water
Did you know
- Englewood's water comes from seven production wells across three well fields tapping an aquifer whose water table is less than 14 feet below the surface — fast to recharge, and just as fast to contaminate.
- The city keeps an emergency drinking-water interconnect with the City of Union at State Route 48 and Sweet Potato Ridge Road; it is opened, on average, less than one day per year.
- 2024 UCMR5 testing found trace amounts of two unregulated PFAS compounds, PFBS at 0.002 ppb and PFBA at 0.001 ppb — detectable, but with no federal limit yet set for either.
- Before the first waterworks was built in 1936, early Englewood residents shipped grain and bacon down the Stillwater River on flat-bottom boats to Dayton and as far south as New Orleans.
- Englewood owns its water system but contracts day-to-day operations out: the water operations supervisor named in the city's own CCR works for Veolia.
Source: englewood.oh.usen.wikipedia.org
History6
- 1841Settlers founded what is now the City of Englewood on May 6, 1841; the Village of Englewood was incorporated May 15, 1914 with Jacob Hoover as first mayor.
- 1936Englewood's first municipal water works was built.
- 1940The original sewer system was completed.
- 2003Ohio EPA Source Water Assessment found Englewood's aquifer HIGH susceptibility to contamination — no protective clay layer over the aquifer and a water table less than 14 feet below ground surface.
- 2024Zero drinking water violations and a current unconditional license to operate; system participated in UCMR5 unregulated-contaminant monitoring, detecting trace PFBS (0.002 ppb) and PFBA (0.001 ppb).
- 2025Water, sewer and trash rates raised roughly 5% effective February 1, 2025 (in-city water minimum went from $31.08 to $32.63 per 5,000 gallons bimonthly).
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Water is drawn from the Stillwater Buried Valley Aquifer System by seven production wells spread across three well fields. Well water is pumped to the Water Treatment Plant, filtered to remove iron and manganese, fluoridated, and disinfected with chlorine before distribution; the city also has two…
Source: englewood.oh.usenglewood.oh.us
Water pressure
Not published in the CCR or on the city's water pages. The city reports two one-million-gallon elevated storage tanks, but no distribution-system psi figure is published.
Source: englewood.oh.usenglewood.oh.us
What it costs
$6.54 per 1,000 gallons
Typical household bill about $33 a month for water.
In-city water, effective 2/1/2025: $32.63 minimum per 5,000 gallons on a bimonthly bill, plus $6.54 per additional 1,000 gallons. Outside city limits: $48.96 per 5,000 gallons…
Water quality & impurities10
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate Well below the MCL. | 0.67 ppm | 10 | 2024 |
| Fluoride Fluoride is added; compliant. | 1.05 (range… ppm | 4 | 2024 |
| Barium Erosion of natural deposits; compliant. | 0.089 ppm | 2 | 2024 |
| Chromium Compliant. | 1.0 ppb | 100 | 2024 |
| Total Chlorine Residual disinfectant; compliant. | 1.54 (range… ppm | 4 (MRDL) | 2024 |
| TTHM (total trihalomethanes) Disinfection byproduct; compliant but the closest of Englewood's parameters to its limit, at 76% of the MCL. | 60.9 (range… ppb | 80 | 2024 |
| HAA5 (haloacetic acids) Disinfection byproduct; compliant. | 12.8 (range… ppb | 60 | 2024 |
| Tetrachloroethylene Trace VOC; CCR attributes it to discharge from factories and dry cleaners. Compliant. | 0.2 ppb | 5 | 2024 |
| Lead (90th percentile) 0 of 65 samples above the action level. | 1.85 ppb | 15 (Action… | 2024 |
| Copper (90th percentile) 0 of 65 samples above the action level. | 0.60 ppm | 1.3 (Action… | 2024 |
Source: englewood.oh.us
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 2.3 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.
1 violation of any kind logged since 2020: 1 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).
Projects & plans2
Recent and current work
- US 40 / SR 48 Storm Sewer Improvements, Phase 1 · $850,000 · 2025-2026 · under construction
Storm sewer repairs at the National Road / State Route 48 intersection. $757,000 comes from an Ohio Public Works Commission grant/loan at 0% interest over… - Water plant filter media replacement · $240,000 · 2025 · completed
Contract with National Water Services to replace filter media at the freshwater plant, maintaining iron and manganese removal. City officials noted it does not…
Source: registerherald.com
Supply stress
The 2003 Ohio EPA source water assessment rates the Stillwater Buried Valley Aquifer HIGH susceptibility to contamination: there is no protective clay layer over the aquifer and the water table sits less than 14 feet below ground surface, so a surface spill can reach the supply quickly. The CCR stresses this is a measure of…
Source: englewood.oh.us
Sewers
Sanitary
Collected by the City of Englewood; the city's codified ordinance 1250.04 requires sanitary sewers connecting into the Montgomery County Greater Northridge Sanitary Sewer District to be approved by the City Engineer, the Montgomery County Sanitary Engineer and the City of Dayton. Treatment is by Montgomery County Environmental Services…
Storm
The city is carrying out the US 40 / SR 48 Storm Sewer Improvements Phase 1 project, $850,000 with $757,000 from the Ohio Public Works Commission. We found no separate stormwater utility or dedicated stormwater fee.
Sourcesverified
Compiled from the utility's own reports and public records, then independently re-checked against primary sources.
Main supplier in 2 ZIP codes
Serves
Main water supplier in 2 ZIP codes
- 45322 · Englewood39% of residents
- 45315 · Clayton36% of residents
Also present in 1 more ZIP code
- 45415 · Clayton and Dayton2% 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
Englewood City does not buy water from another system on record; it treats its own source water.
No other system is on record buying water from Englewood City.
What the records show about Englewood City
Who runs it
EPA's record describes Englewood City as owned by a local government. It has 5,262 service connections and serves 13,463 people.
EPA classes it as a community water system, one that serves the same residents all year.
Its office telephone on EPA's record is 937-836-5106.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), water system record.
How the water is treated
EPA's treatment table registers these steps for Englewood City: corrosion control, chlorine disinfection, iron and manganese removal, fluoridation, and ion-exchange softening.
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 Englewood City since 2015.
EPA logs 1 violation of any kind since 2020: 1 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).
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 Englewood City was 2.3 ppb, under both the current 15 ppb action level and the 10 ppb level that applies from 2027.
The highest result on file is 3.9 ppb, in the period ending December 2019.
EPA has 9 sampling periods on file for Englewood City 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 Englewood City sent EPA, 4,639 lines are counted.
| Material | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lead | 0 |
| Galvanized, needing replacement | 0 |
| Unknown material | 0 |
| Not lead | 4,639 |
| All lines | 4,639 |
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 Englewood City in 2024 to 2025 and measured 29 PFAS. No PFAS was detected, PFOA and PFOS (federal limit 4 ng/L each) among them.
Ohio EPA's own statewide sampling tested 1 plant of Englewood City (latest sample September 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 Englewood City as sampled, most recently February 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 Englewood City's samples in 2019, the last year it was sampled, was 42.6 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 42.6 µg/L and the highest single sample was 72.9 µg/L, from 41 samples taken from 2012 to 2019.
For HAA5, the average in the last year sampled was 7.9 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 14.8 µg/L and the highest single sample was 17.3 µg/L, from 41 samples.
| Byproduct | Limit | Latest yearly average | Worst yearly average | Highest sample | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 80 µg/L | 42.6 µg/L (2019) | 42.6 µg/L | 72.9 µg/L | 41 |
| HAA5 | 60 µg/L | 7.9 µg/L | 14.8 µg/L | 17.3 µg/L | 41 |
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 0.12 mg/L (as nitrogen) in 2017; in 2019, the last year sampled, nitrate was not detected. 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 | 0.12 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 161 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 | 161 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, 1 of 1,016 routine total coliform samples taken in the distribution system at Englewood City tested positive (0.1%); in 2019, the last year on file, 0 of 123 did. E. coli was never found in the 891 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 Englewood City adjusts the fluoride level to the recommended level for preventing tooth decay.
EPA's treatment table lists fluoridation among the steps at Englewood City.
Measured fluoride: 0.85 mg/L on average at the plant's entry points in 2018 (in the range dentists aim for); samples ran from 0.72 to 1.15 mg/L across 7 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 Englewood City, 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 Englewood City for a household using 5,000 gallons a month at $340 a year, about $28 a month.
The sewer bill in the same survey is $340 a year at 5,000 gallons a month.
| Use | Water, per year | Sewer, per year |
|---|---|---|
| 2,500 gallons a month | $170 | $146 |
| 5,000 gallons a month | $340 | $340 |
| 8,000 gallons a month | $544 | $574 |
The survey lists it as “Englewood”. 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
EPA estimated the service area of Englewood City with a computer model rather than drawing it from the utility's map, so its edges are approximate.
Counting the people who live in the ZIP codes it overlaps, this atlas estimates 10,293 residents are inside the boundary, 76% of the 13,463 people Englewood City 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.
Photograph
On the map
Show this system's territory on the map — 3 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 OH5700812 (EPA ECHO).
Englewood City's own pages: englewood.oh.us, waterdata.usgs.gov
Notable facts: englewood.oh.us, en.wikipedia.org
History: englewood.oh.us, en.wikipedia.org, registerherald.com, registerherald.com
Water quality: englewood.oh.us
Water pressure: englewood.oh.us, englewood.oh.us
Capital projects: registerherald.com
Rates: registerherald.com, englewood.oh.us
Sewers: codelibrary.amlegal.com, mcohio.org, registerherald.com, registerherald.com
Treatment: englewood.oh.us, englewood.oh.us
Supply stress: englewood.oh.us
