Water system
Botkins Village
EPA ID OH7500212 · Shelby County · 1,250 people served · owned by a local government
Botkins Village treats its own water from Groundwater wells (4 wells).
The system's record
- Active wells
- 4
- Serves
- 1,250 people · Shelby County
- EPA ID
- OH7500212
About this area's water
Did you know
- The path of totality for the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse crossed the northwest corner of the village.
- The village was fictionally referenced as a character's birthplace ('Coach John') in the newspaper comic strip 'Big Nate' in June 2014.
- Botkins sits directly on Interstate 75 at Exit 104.
- The village was named after Richard Botkin, the landowner whose property was platted into the town in 1858.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
History5
- 1858Land platted and the village named for original property owner Richard Botkin.
- 1877Post office opens in Botkins.
- 1881Village of Botkins officially incorporates.
- 1996Water system's earliest EPA-recorded violation on file (lead and copper tap testing missed or reported late, resolved by Nov. 1997).
- 2020Two more violations recorded, both for an inadequate yearly water quality report (the Consumer Confidence Report); both are shown as outstanding with no resolution date.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgdata.epa.gov
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Groundwater from four wells (two at 220 Hickory St., two three-quarter mile northwest of the plant), disinfected with chlorine before distribution; no filtration or advanced treatment step is described in the 2024 CCR.
Source: irp.cdn-website.com
Water pressure
Not published — no psi figure or pressure-zone map found in the CCR or village utilities page.
What it costs
$3.88 per 1,000 gallons
Ordinance 23-36 (adopted 12/13/2023): effective 1/1/2025, the minimum quarterly water charge is $92.23, covering the first 6,000 gallons, then $3.88 per 1,000 gallons of water…
Source: irp.cdn-website.com
Water quality & impurities7
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Range of detections 30.3-56.6 ppb; disinfection by-product; no violation. | 36.3 ppb | 80 | 2024 |
| Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Disinfection by-product; no violation. | 8.6 ppb | 60 | 2024 |
| Total Chlorine residual Range 0.20-2.20 ppm; added to control microbes. | 1.11 ppm | MRDL 4 | 2024 |
| Lead (90th percentile) 0 of 10 taps over the action level. | <2.0 ppb | AL 15 | 2024 |
| Copper (90th percentile) 0 of 10 taps over the action level. | 0.74 ppm | AL 1.3 | 2024 |
| Fluoride Natural erosion plus water additive; no violation. | 1.52 ppm | 4 | 2022 |
| Gross Alpha Naturally occurring radioactivity; no violation. | 4.18 pCi/L | 15 | 2022 |
Source: irp.cdn-website.com
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 0 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.
2 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).
Supply stress
Aquifer rated 'moderate susceptibility' to contamination in the 2024 CCR because potential significant sources of contamination exist in the recharge area; we found no drought, capacity, or PFAS concerns.
Source: irp.cdn-website.com
Sewers
Sanitary
Village bills sewerage under the same ordinance as water (Ordinance 23-36) but at a different volumetric rate for 2025: $92.23/quarter minimum for the first 6,000 gallons, then $3.99 per 1,000 gallons (vs. water's $3.88), plus a $2.50/month per-connection capital fee. We found no plant name, capacity, or receiving stream.
Storm
Separate $1.50/month stormwater fee per connection funds storm tile, drain, and retention/detention basin maintenance (Ordinance 23-36, Sec. 3), on top of a $2.50/month capital-improvement fee on the water side (Sec. 4); no flooding history found.
Source: irp.cdn-website.com
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
- 45306 · Botkins50% 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
Botkins 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 Botkins Village.
What the records show about Botkins Village
Who runs it
EPA's record describes Botkins Village as owned by a local government. It has 575 service connections and serves 1,250 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 937-693-4368.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), water system record.
How the water is treated
EPA's treatment table registers these steps for Botkins Village: corrosion control, chlorine disinfection, iron and manganese removal, 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 Botkins Village since 2015.
EPA logs 2 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).
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 Botkins Village 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 3 ppb, in the period ending December 2020.
EPA has 9 sampling periods on file for Botkins Village since 2016, the first ending in 2017; 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 Botkins Village sent EPA, 567 lines are counted.
| Material | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lead | 0 |
| Galvanized, needing replacement | 0 |
| Unknown material | 0 |
| Not lead | 567 |
| All lines | 567 |
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 Botkins Village (latest sample June 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 Botkins Village as sampled, most recently June 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 Botkins Village's samples in 2019, the last year it was sampled, was 18.4 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 29.2 µg/L and the highest single sample was 36.8 µg/L, from 14 samples taken from 2012 to 2019.
For HAA5, the average in the last year sampled was 0 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 7.2 µg/L and the highest single sample was 7.2 µg/L, from 14 samples.
| Byproduct | Limit | Latest yearly average | Worst yearly average | Highest sample | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 80 µg/L | 18.4 µg/L (2019) | 29.2 µg/L | 36.8 µg/L | 14 |
| HAA5 | 60 µg/L | 0 µg/L | 7.2 µg/L | 7.2 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 8 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) | 8 | not detected | 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. Not detected: atrazine, alachlor, chromium, cadmium, barium, mercury, selenium, and thallium, in 3 samples each.
| Substance | Kind | Limit | Samples | Detected in | Highest result | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrazine | Farm chemical | 3 µg/L | 3 | 0 of 3 | not detected | 0 |
| Alachlor | Farm chemical | 2 µg/L | 3 | 0 of 3 | 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 | 0 of 3 | not detected | 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 193 routine total coliform samples taken in the distribution system at Botkins Village tested positive (0%); in 2019, the last year on file, 0 of 24 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 Botkins Village has fluoride from natural sources at a level higher than what is needed to prevent tooth decay. The level it reports is 1.52 mg/L.
EPA's treatment table lists no fluoridation step at Botkins Village.
Measured fluoride: 1.45 mg/L on average at the plant's entry points in 2019 (above the target); samples ran from 1.26 to 1.45 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 Botkins 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 OH7500212 (EPA ECHO).
Notable facts: en.wikipedia.org
History: en.wikipedia.org, data.epa.gov
Water quality: irp.cdn-website.com
Rates: irp.cdn-website.com
Sewers: irp.cdn-website.com
Treatment: irp.cdn-website.com
Supply stress: irp.cdn-website.com
