Water system
Jackson Center Village
EPA ID OH7500512 · Shelby County · 1,462 people served · owned by a local government
Jackson Center Village treats its own water from Groundwater wells (4 wells).
The system's record
- Active wells
- 4
- Serves
- 1,462 people · Shelby County
- EPA ID
- OH7500512
About this area's water
Did you know
- Jackson Center has been home to Airstream travel trailer and motorhome manufacturing since 1952.
- The village's oldest active water-supply well has been in service for 53 years, while its newest is only about 13 years old.
- The 1940s-era sewer system was built entirely on village bond issues ($15,000 in 1941, increased to $25,000 in 1942, then expanded with $66,000 more in 1956) rather than outside grants.
- Jackson Center Creek, downstream of the village's wastewater plant, has reportedly been flagged by an Ohio EPA TMDL study as a small, heavily channelized stream carrying 'excessive loadings' — though this specific…
History6
- 1835Jackson Center was platted in Shelby County.
- 1858A post office named Jackson Center was established.
- 1940Village Ordinance #148 (Dec. 16) recognized the need for a sanitary sewage system.
- 1941Village issued $15,000 in bonds (March 7) to build its first sanitary sewer system.
- 1942Bond issue increased to $25,000 (May 4).
- 1952Jackson Center became home to Airstream travel trailer and motorhome manufacturing, a lasting economic anchor.
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Groundwater from a 4-well field at the south end of the village (wells 68-186 ft deep; oldest well 53 years old, newest 13 years old); moderate-susceptibility aquifer under a moderately thick protective clay layer; water is chlorinated for disinfection before distribution.
Source: irp.cdn-website.com
Water pressure
Not published; no psi figure or pressure-zone map found in the village's website or its 2025 CCR.
What it costs
$9.74 per 1,000 gallons
2025 rates (Ordinance 2023-015, effective 2025): water base charge $40.25/month covers 0-2,100 gal, then tiered volumetric rates of $10.25/$9.74/$9.12 per 1,000 gal across usage…
Source: jacksoncenter.com
Water quality & impurities7
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead (individual result, Jan-June) 1 of 20 samples exceeded the lead action level in the first half of 2025; 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb. No exceedance in… | 16.4 ppb | 15 (AL) | 2025 |
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Range 30.6-59.6 ppb; no violation. | 41.48 ppb | 80 | 2025 |
| Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Range 14.1-40.3 ppb; no violation. | 25.83 ppb | 60 | 2025 |
| Gross Alpha Radioactive contaminant; erosion of natural deposits. | 3.24 pCi/L | 15 | 2025 |
| Fluoride Erosion of natural deposits / water additive. | 0.99 ppm | 4 | 2025 |
| Barium Erosion of natural deposits. | 0.555 ppm | 2 | 2025 |
| Copper (90th percentile, Jan-June) Relabeled from the source's ambiguous table: this is the '90% of test levels were less than' figure, not an individual… | 0.63 ppm | 1.3 (AL) | 2025 |
Source: irp.cdn-website.com
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 0 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb); copper 1.81 mg/L (action level 1.3).
EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.
7 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 4 for required testing that was missed or reported late; 3 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).
Projects & plans1
Planned or needed
- Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) financing · $1.1 million · 2024
Reportedly listed in an OWDA bond statement as a $1,105,088 WPCLF obligation effective 1/1/2024; project scope not given.
Supply stress
Source water assessment rates the well field as having 'moderate susceptibility' to contamination: a protective clay layer is present, but the assessment also notes 'significant potential contaminant sources' within the wellhead protection area, per the 2025 CCR.
Source: irp.cdn-website.com
Sewers
Sanitary
Village-owned Jackson Center WWTP reportedly with design flow ~0.37 MGD and average flow ~0.26 MGD, discharging to Jackson Center Creek; a cited Ohio EPA Great Miami River watershed TMDL study reportedly describes the creek as 'a small stream with severe channelization and excessive loadings from the Jackson Center WWTP.' This specific…
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
- 45334 · Jackson Center70% 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
Jackson Center 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 Jackson Center Village.
What the records show about Jackson Center Village
Who runs it
EPA's record describes Jackson Center Village as owned by a local government. It has 737 service connections and serves 1,462 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 937-596-6314.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), water system record.
How the water is treated
EPA's treatment table registers these steps for Jackson Center Village: corrosion control, chlorine disinfection, iron and manganese removal, and sand or media filtration.
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 Jackson Center Village since 2015.
EPA logs 7 violations of any kind since 2020: 4 for required testing that was missed or reported late; 3 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 Jackson Center 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 2.3 ppb, in the period ending December 2021.
EPA has 12 sampling periods on file for Jackson Center Village since 2016, the first ending in 2018; no period was above 10 ppb.
Copper: the latest result EPA lists is 1.81 mg/L in the period ending December 2021, above the 1.3 mg/L action level. EPA's data lists copper only for periods that went over the level.
Every water system has to inventory its service lines, the pipes from the main to each building. In the inventory Jackson Center Village sent EPA, 687 lines are counted.
| Material | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lead | 0 |
| Galvanized, needing replacement | 0 |
| Unknown material | 0 |
| Not lead | 687 |
| All lines | 687 |
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 Jackson Center 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 Jackson Center Village 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 Jackson Center Village's samples in 2019, the last year it was sampled, was 51.8 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 58.4 µg/L and the highest single sample was 64.3 µg/L, from 14 samples taken from 2013 to 2019.
For HAA5, the average in the last year sampled was 25.9 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 25.9 µg/L and the highest single sample was 29.9 µg/L, from 14 samples.
| Byproduct | Limit | Latest yearly average | Worst yearly average | Highest sample | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 80 µg/L | 51.8 µg/L (2019) | 58.4 µg/L | 64.3 µg/L | 14 |
| HAA5 | 60 µg/L | 25.9 µg/L | 25.9 µg/L | 29.9 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 |
| Combined radium | 1 | 0.4 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 3 of 3 samples, highest 503 µg/L (limit 2,000); mercury in 1 of 3 samples, highest 0.9 µg/L (limit 2). Not detected: atrazine, alachlor, chromium, cadmium, 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 | 3 of 3 | 503 µg/L | 0 |
| Mercury | Metal | 2 µg/L | 3 | 1 of 3 | 0.9 µg/L | 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 194 routine total coliform samples taken in the distribution system at Jackson Center Village tested positive (0.52%); in 2019, the last year on file, 0 of 24 did. E. coli was never found in the 1 sample 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 Jackson Center Village has fluoride from natural sources at the recommended level for preventing tooth decay. The level it reports is 0.68 mg/L.
EPA's treatment table lists no fluoridation step at Jackson Center Village.
Measured fluoride: 0.8 mg/L on average at the plant's entry points in 2019 (in the range dentists aim for); samples ran from 0.78 to 0.89 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.
Water and sewer bills
Ohio EPA's 2023 rate survey puts the water bill at Jackson Center Village for a household using 5,000 gallons a month at $723 a year, about $60 a month.
The sewer bill in the same survey is $879 a year at 5,000 gallons a month.
| Use | Water, per year | Sewer, per year |
|---|---|---|
| 2,500 gallons a month | $551 | $662 |
| 5,000 gallons a month | $723 | $879 |
| 8,000 gallons a month | $920 | $1,126 |
The survey lists it as “Jackson Center”. 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 Jackson Center 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 OH7500512 (EPA ECHO).
Notable facts: jacksoncenter.com, irp.cdn-website.com
History: jacksoncenter.com, en.wikipedia.org
Water quality: irp.cdn-website.com
Rates: jacksoncenter.com
Treatment: irp.cdn-website.com
Supply stress: irp.cdn-website.com
