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 — no CCR, ordinance, or engineering-report pressure-zone data was located.
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 (lead) · treatment technique violation · returned to compliance
3 violations of any kind logged since 2020, 2 of them paperwork (monitoring, reporting, public notice or consumer report).
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, but no wastewater plant name, capacity, or receiving stream was found in sources reviewed.
Storm
Not published in sources reviewed.
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.
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: 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