Water system
Orrville City
EPA ID OH8502712 · Wayne County · 8,452 people served · owned by a local government
Orrville City treats its own water from Local groundwater wells (Wayne County).
The system's record
- Active wells
- 10
- Serves
- 8,452 people · Wayne County
- EPA ID
- OH8502712
About this area's water
Did you know
- Since 1995 Orrville's wastewater plant has sent more than a billion gallons of treated effluent — about 500,000 gallons a day — to cool the city's own municipally owned power plant.
- On an ordinary day the wastewater plant's discharge makes up more than 90% of the entire flow of Little Chippewa Creek, the stream it discharges into.
- Orrville's groundwater is naturally fluoridated; the plant adds only a small amount to reach EPA levels rather than fluoridating from scratch.
- The 10 wells fan out from town to the Stark County line across four wellfields, drawing from sandstone, conglomerate, and buried sand and gravel.
- The water is softened to 100 mg/L, and the utility tells residents that home water softeners are unnecessary.
Source: orrutilities.comorrutilities.com
History6
- 1893The first waterworks plant opened with four 8-inch wells, a small boiler and a steam pump. (Orrville Utilities prints the 1893 plant opening ahead of the 1894 board formation; the ordering is the…
- 1894A Board of Waterworks Trustees was formed to construct and administer a waterworks for the Village of Orrville.
- 1918Three additional 10-inch wells were drilled as population and demand grew.
- 1923Three more 10-inch wells were added, bringing the total to 10 — the same count still in service today.
- 1995The municipally owned power plant began reusing treated wastewater effluent as cooling water.
- 1997A $13 million treatment plant capable of treating 3.7 million gallons per day was completed in late 1997.
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Groundwater from 10 wells in four wellfields — Park (2 wells northwest of town, buried sand and gravel), Beaubien (1 well southeast, sandstone bedrock), Burton City (2 wells, sandstone units) and East (5 wells in Baughman Township, sandstone and conglomerate aquifers) — is softened with alum and…
Source: orrutilities.comorrutilities.comorrutilities.com
Water pressure
Not published. No system psi figure appears in the CCR or on Orrville Utilities' pages. The distribution system is roughly 61 miles of 4- to 16-inch main with two booster stations…
Source: orrutilities.com
What it costs
$6.36 per 1,000 gallons
Typical household bill about $51 a month for water.
Water only, Residential Schedule No. 1 (file dated 11/2022; no effective date is printed on the schedule). Inside city: $18.75 per month capacity-of-service charge for a 3/4-inch…
Source: orrutilities.com
Water quality & impurities8
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Range 34.3-34.5 ppb. Byproduct of chlorination; no violation. Notably less than half Oberlin's level, the usual… | 34.5 ppb | 80 ppb | 2025 |
| Fluoride Range 0.82-1.05 ppm. Naturally occurring, with only a small treatment addition. | 1.05 ppm | 4 ppm | 2025 |
| Nitrate Single result; no range reported. Well below limit. | 0.22 ppm | 10 ppm | 2025 |
| Total Chlorine Range 1.05-1.32 ppm. | 1.15 ppm | 4 ppm (MRDL) | 2025 |
| Lead (90th percentile) 0 of 20 samples exceeded the action level. | 2.8 ppb | 15 ppb (action… | 2023 |
| Copper (90th percentile) 0 of 20 samples exceeded the action level. | 0.07 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action… | 2023 |
| Lithium (unregulated, UCMR 5) Range of detections 12-13 ppb. Monitored under the fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. | 12.5 (average) ppb | none (no… | 2025 |
| PFAS (six regulated compounds: PFOA… The CCR states all PFAS tested were below the minimum reporting levels, which is a reporting-limit statement rather… | below minimum… ppt | n/a (UCMR 5… | 2025 |
Source: orrutilities.com
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 2.8 ppb in 2023 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.
Projects & plans2
Recent and current work
- East Chestnut Street waterline replacement (South Walnut Street to Briarwood Street) · 2026 · under construction
Contractor selected through competitive bidding; expected completion including final road repairs in fall 2026. No cost published by the utility. - Wabash Avenue waterline replacement (Penn Avenue to West Market Street) · 2026 · under construction
Contractor selected through competitive bidding; expected completion including final road repairs in fall 2026. No cost published by the utility.
Source: orrutilities.com
Supply stress
Groundwater, and comparatively comfortable. Ohio EPA's 2007 susceptibility analysis rates the Beaubien and Burton City wellfields low and the East wellfield moderate — its overlying sediments are thinner in places — within a regional sandstone aquifer, while the Park wellfield draws from a sand and gravel aquifer rated moderate. The CCR…
Sewers
Sanitary
Orrville Utilities operates its own wastewater plant: primary settling tanks, trickling filters (one 96-foot filter rated 2.0 MGD and two 68-foot filters rated 1.1 MGD each), anoxic tanks, first- and second-stage aeration with settling, tertiary filters, chlorination and post-aeration. Stated design capacity is 4.0 MGD, with bypass…
Storm
Not documented in the utility's published pages.
Source: orrutilities.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
- 44667 · Orrville63% 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
Orrville City does not buy water from another system on record; it treats its own source water.
No other system is on record buying water from Orrville City.
What the records show about Orrville City
Who runs it
EPA's record describes Orrville City as owned by a local government. It has 3,689 service connections and serves 8,452 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 330-684-5135.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), water system record.
How the water is treated
EPA's treatment table registers these steps for Orrville City: corrosion control, coagulation and settling, chlorine disinfection, fluoridation, lime softening, 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 Orrville City since 2015.
EPA logs no violations of any kind for Orrville City since 2020.
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 2023, the 90th-percentile lead result at Orrville City was 2.8 ppb, under both the current 15 ppb action level and the 10 ppb level that applies from 2027.
EPA has 3 sampling periods on file for Orrville City 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 Orrville City sent EPA, 3,094 lines are counted.
| Material | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lead | 0 |
| Galvanized, needing replacement | 284 |
| Unknown material | 151 |
| Not lead | 2,659 |
| All lines | 3,094 |
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
EPA's fifth national round of testing (UCMR 5) took 2 samples of the water entering the pipes of Orrville City in 2025 and measured 29 PFAS. No PFAS was detected, PFOA and PFOS (federal limit 4 ng/L each) among them.
Ohio EPA's own statewide sampling tested 1 plant of Orrville City (latest sample July 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 Orrville City's samples in 2019, the last year it was sampled, was 28 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 32.9 µg/L and the highest single sample was 34.9 µg/L, from 14 samples taken from 2013 to 2019.
For HAA5, the average in the last year sampled was 0 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 3.2 µg/L and the highest single sample was 4 µg/L, from 14 samples.
| Byproduct | Limit | Latest yearly average | Worst yearly average | Highest sample | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 80 µg/L | 28 µg/L (2019) | 32.9 µg/L | 34.9 µg/L | 14 |
| HAA5 | 60 µg/L | 0 µg/L | 3.2 µg/L | 4 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: the highest of 8 samples was 0.28 mg/L (as nitrogen) in 2018; in 2019, the last year sampled, the highest was 0.19 mg/L. No sample was over the limit of 10 mg/L. Nitrate 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 | 0.28 mg/L | 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 964 routine total coliform samples taken in the distribution system at Orrville City tested positive (0%); in 2019, the last year on file, 0 of 120 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 Orrville City adjusts the fluoride level to the recommended level for preventing tooth decay.
EPA's treatment table lists fluoridation among the steps at Orrville City.
Measured fluoride: 0.97 mg/L on average at the plant's entry points in 2019 (in the range dentists aim for); samples ran from 0.94 to 1.22 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.
Lithium
Lithium was found in 2 of 2 UCMR 5 samples at Orrville City, highest 13 µg/L; detections averaged 12.5, last sampled in 2025.
Lithium is not regulated. EPA's draft health reference level is 10 µg/L, and it occurs naturally in deep groundwater, so well systems in the northwest run highest.
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data (final release, August 2026), samples from 2023 to 2025.
Water and sewer bills
Ohio EPA's 2023 rate survey puts the water bill at Orrville City for a household using 5,000 gallons a month at $607 a year, about $51 a month.
The sewer bill in the same survey is $470 a year at 5,000 gallons a month.
| Use | Water, per year | Sewer, per year |
|---|---|---|
| 2,500 gallons a month | $416 | $317 |
| 5,000 gallons a month | $607 | $470 |
| 8,000 gallons a month | $822 | $653 |
The survey lists it as “Orrville”. 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 Orrville City with a computer model rather than drawing it from the utility's map, so its edges are approximate.
Counting the people who live in the ZIP codes it overlaps, this atlas estimates 8,660 residents are inside the boundary, 102% of the 8,452 people Orrville City reports serving.
The resident count is an estimate from 2020 Census ZIP-code populations, not a count of customers.
Source: EPA Service Area Boundaries; resident estimate by this atlas from ZIP-code overlap.
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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 OH8502712 (EPA ECHO).
Notable facts: orrutilities.com, orrutilities.com
History: orrutilities.com, orrutilities.com, orrutilities.com
Water quality: orrutilities.com
Water pressure: orrutilities.com
Capital projects: orrutilities.com
Rates: orrutilities.com
Sewers: orrutilities.com
Treatment: orrutilities.com, orrutilities.com, orrutilities.com
Supply stress: orrutilities.com, orrutilities.com, orrutilities.com
