Water system
Bettsville Village
EPA ID OH7400112 · Seneca County · 692 people served · owned by a local government
Bettsville Village treats its own water from Groundwater wells (2 wells).
The system's record
- Active wells
- 2
- Serves
- 692 people · Seneca County
- EPA ID
- OH7400112
About this area's water
Did you know
- Bettsville was named directly after its founder, John Betts, in 1838.
- U.S. Representative James A. Norton was born in Bettsville.
- The village's population has fallen roughly 30% since its 1970 peak of 833 residents.
- A 2025 council meeting revealed the village's wells sit near active quarrying and deep drilling, prompting a search for a backup water source.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgcitizenportal.ai
History3
- 1838Village of Bettsville founded, named for founder John Betts.
- 1970Population peaked at 833 before beginning a long decline.
- 2020Census recorded 595 residents, down about 10% from 2010's 661.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Bettsville draws on two groundwater wells and disinfects with chlorine; disinfection byproducts (TTHM 33.9 ppb, HAA5 9.12 ppb — both under the 80/60 ppb legal limits, per EWG's EPA-sourced data) confirm chlorination as the treatment method. Coverage of an April 16, 2025 council meeting noted the…
Source: ewg.orgcitizenportal.aitap-truth.com
Water pressure
Not published.
What it costs
An exact metered rate ($/1,000 gal or similar) was not found in a published ordinance. Village Council adopted Ordinance 2025-2 on April 16, 2025, adding a flat $5/month…
Source: citizenportal.ai
Water quality & impurities8
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) Under the legal limit; highest TTHM reading of the three systems in this batch. | 33.9 ppb | 80 | 2018-202… |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) Under the legal limit. | 9.12 ppb | 60 | 2018-202… |
| Combined radium (-226/-228) 70% of the legal limit; a naturally occurring radionuclide found in some Ohio bedrock aquifers, not a contamination… | 3.5 pCi/L | 5 | 2018-202… |
| Chloroform | 17.3 ppb | none (no… | 2018-202… |
| Dibromochloromethane | 5.23 ppb | none (no… | 2018-202… |
| Bromodichloromethane | 10.4 ppb | none (no… | 2018-202… |
| Fluoride Well below the legal limit. | 1.50 ppm | 4 | 2018-202… |
| Barium Well below the legal limit. | 110.0 ppb | 2000 | 2018-202… |
Source: ewg.org
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 3.6 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
3 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 2 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.
Projects & plans1
Recent and current work
- Water meter replacement program · $176,000 · 2025 · planned
Estimated at $176,000; the village budgeted $100,000 up front and expects to finance up to $80,000 more, funded in part by the new $5/month capital surcharge…
Source: citizenportal.ai
Supply stress
The clearest documented stress signal for this system: coverage of an April 2025 council meeting reported that public-works staff flagged the village's groundwater wells as vulnerable to nearby quarrying and deep drilling, and said Bettsville needed 'a primary answer' within 30 days on a contingency plan and a secondary water source…
Source: citizenportal.aiewg.org
Sewers
Sanitary
The village bills water and sewer jointly (Ordinance 2025-2 applies the new surcharge to both), indicating Bettsville operates its own sanitary sewer utility; we found no published wastewater plant name, capacity, or receiving stream.
Source: citizenportal.ai
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
- 44815 · Bettsville74% 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
Bettsville 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 Bettsville Village.
What the records show about Bettsville Village
Who runs it
EPA's record describes Bettsville Village as owned by a local government. It has 312 service connections and serves 692 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 567-201-8364.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), water system record.
How the water is treated
EPA's treatment table registers these steps for Bettsville Village: chlorine disinfection.
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 Bettsville Village 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 3 violations of any kind since 2020: 2 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 Bettsville Village was 3.6 ppb, under both the current 15 ppb action level and the 10 ppb level that applies from 2027.
The highest result on file is 5.4 ppb, in the period ending December 2020.
EPA has 8 sampling periods on file for Bettsville 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 Bettsville Village sent EPA, 292 lines are counted.
| Material | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lead | 0 |
| Galvanized, needing replacement | 0 |
| Unknown material | 0 |
| Not lead | 292 |
| All lines | 292 |
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 Bettsville Village (latest sample October 2020). Not one of the six PFAS tested (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and PFBS) was detected.
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 Bettsville Village's samples in 2019, the last year it was sampled, was 17.9 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 37.4 µg/L and the highest single sample was 37.6 µg/L, from 14 samples taken from 2013 to 2019.
For HAA5, the average in the last year sampled was 3.8 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 13.9 µg/L and the highest single sample was 21 µg/L, from 14 samples.
| Byproduct | Limit | Latest yearly average | Worst yearly average | Highest sample | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 80 µg/L | 17.9 µg/L (2019) | 37.4 µg/L | 37.6 µg/L | 14 |
| HAA5 | 60 µg/L | 3.8 µg/L | 13.9 µg/L | 21 µg/L | 14 |
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 was not detected in 9 samples through 2019 (limit 10 mg/L as nitrogen; 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) | 9 | not detected | 10 mg/L | 0 |
| Arsenic | 3 | not detected | 10 µg/L | 0 |
| Combined radium | 2 | 3.9 pCi/L | 5 pCi/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 2 of 3 samples, highest 110 µg/L (limit 2,000). Not detected: atrazine in 5 samples, alachlor in 5 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 | 5 | 0 of 5 | not detected | 0 |
| Alachlor | Farm chemical | 2 µg/L | 5 | 0 of 5 | 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 | 2 of 3 | 110 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 97 routine total coliform samples taken in the distribution system at Bettsville Village tested positive (0%); in 2019, the last year on file, 0 of 13 did.
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 Bettsville Village has fluoride from natural sources at a level higher than what is needed to prevent tooth decay. The level it reports is 1.5 mg/L.
EPA's treatment table lists no fluoridation step at Bettsville Village.
Measured fluoride: 1.56 mg/L on average at the plant's entry points in 2019 (above the target); samples ran from 1.53 to 1.67 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 Bettsville 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 — 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
EPA's own record for this system: Enforcement and Compliance History report for OH7400112 (EPA ECHO).
Notable facts: en.wikipedia.org, citizenportal.ai
History: en.wikipedia.org
Water quality: ewg.org
Capital projects: citizenportal.ai
Rates: citizenportal.ai
Sewers: citizenportal.ai
Treatment: ewg.org, citizenportal.ai, tap-truth.com
Supply stress: citizenportal.ai, ewg.org
