Water system
Gibsonburg Village
EPA ID OH7200412 · Sandusky County · 2,506 people served · owned by a local government
Gibsonburg Village treats its own water from Groundwater wells (5 wells).
The system's record
- Active wells
- 5
- Serves
- 2,506 people · Sandusky County
- EPA ID
- OH7200412
About this area's water
Did you know
- The village found industrial solvents (benzene, cis-1,2-DCE, PCE, TCE) in one of its wells for nearly two decades before finally pulling it from service in 2010, and still tests quarterly because of it.
- In 2025 the water plant pumped an average of 238,492 gallons a day (range 171,880-305,620 gpd) against 700,000 gallons of total distribution storage capacity — a healthy buffer for a town of about 2,500 (figures from…
- The 54-55 psi service pressure is one of only a few in this batch of systems to be openly published rather than left to guesswork.
History5
- 1991-2010Benzene, cis-1,2-dichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, and trichloroethylene were detected in the ground water at levels of concern from February 1991 to 2010; the Village removed the contaminated…
- 1985Construction of the village's central sewage (wastewater) treatment facility was completed.
- 1993Most sewer plant systems were upgraded with computerized controls.
- 2010-presentVillage continues quarterly volatile organic compound (VOC) monitoring of its wells as a legacy of the 1991-2010 contamination.
- 2025Village published a Lead Service Line Inventory, linked from the 2025 CCR.
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Water comes from five deep limestone wells on the south/southeast side of the village and 'requires only minimal chlorine and aeration treatment' (village water department page); no filtration plant. Note: the same water department page separately states 'six deep limestone wells,' conflicting with…
Source: gibsonburgohio.orggibsonburgohio.org
Water pressure
54 to 55 psi, quoted directly from the village water department page — confirmed, one of the few systems in this batch to publish an actual pressure figure.
Source: gibsonburgohio.org
What it costs
Not found published online in any source reviewed. A prior claim that a 'Welcome Letter & Pricing' document exists could not be located on the water department page or elsewhere…
Water quality & impurities10
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Range 18.1-20.6 ppb; no violation. | 19.35 ppb | 80 ppb | 2025 |
| Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Not detected. | 0 ppb | 60 ppb | 2025 |
| Lead (90th percentile) 0 of 10 samples over the action level. | 1.8 ppb | 15 ppb action… | 2025 |
| Copper (90th percentile) 0 of 10 samples over the action level. | 0.119 ppm | 1.3 ppm action… | 2025 |
| Fluoride Natural/additive source. | 1.46 ppm | 4 ppm | 2025 |
| Combined Radium 226/228 Erosion of natural deposits; monitored less than annually. | 1.07 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L | 2022 |
| Gross Alpha (excl. radon/uranium) Erosion of natural deposits; no violation. | 4.6 pCi/L | 15 pCi/L | 2022 |
| Benzene Legacy VOC from the Feb. 1991-2010 well contamination episode, still monitored quarterly. | 0.06 ppb | 5 ppb | 2025 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene Legacy VOC, well under MCL. | 0.1 ppb | 70 ppb | 2025 |
| Toluene Well under MCL. | 0.035 ppb | 100 ppb | 2025 |
Source: gibsonburgohio.org
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 2.5 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.
2 violations of any kind logged since 2020, 2 of them paperwork (monitoring, reporting, public notice or consumer report).
Projects & plans3
Recent and current work
- Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) annual reporting · 2018-2024 · completed
Village has posted CSO annual reports for 2018-2024 and a formal Gibsonburg CSO Plan (confirmed via the village's wastewater treatment plant page). - Lead Service Line Inventory · 2025 · completed
Published inventory of service line materials village-wide, linked directly from the 2025 CCR (gibsonburgohio.org/lead-service-line-inventory_2025/).
Source: gibsonburgohio.orggibsonburgohio.org
Planned or needed
- Gibsonburg CSO Plan
A CSO long-term control-type plan document exists on the village site, but specific future capital items/costs were not accessible in pages reviewed.
Source: gibsonburgohio.org
Supply stress
Per the 2025 CCR's source water information, Ohio EPA rates the well field as highly susceptible to contamination: a thin protective clay layer, shallow depth to water (under 10 ft), location in a sensitive potential karst area, significant potential contaminant sources in the protection area, and documented man-made contaminants…
Source: gibsonburgohio.org
Sewers
Sanitary
Village-owned central sewage treatment plant completed in 1985, computerized upgrades in 1993 (confirmed via the village's wastewater treatment plant page); operates under a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) permit with annual CSO reports posted 2018-2024 (receiving stream and consent-decree status not confirmed in sources reviewed).
Storm
System is at least partly combined (per CSO documentation) rather than fully separated; no dedicated stormwater fee was found.
Source: gibsonburgohio.org
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
- 43431 · Gibsonburg56% 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
Gibsonburg 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 Gibsonburg 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: gibsonburgohio.org, gibsonburgohio.org
History: gibsonburgohio.org, gibsonburgohio.org
Water quality: gibsonburgohio.org
Planned work: gibsonburgohio.org
Water pressure: gibsonburgohio.org
Capital projects: gibsonburgohio.org, gibsonburgohio.org
Rates: gibsonburgohio.org, gibsonburgohio.org
Sewers: gibsonburgohio.org
Treatment: gibsonburgohio.org, gibsonburgohio.org
Supply stress: gibsonburgohio.org