Water system
Montpelier Village
EPA ID OH8600912 · Williams County · 4,280 people served · owned by a local government
Montpelier Village treats its own water from Groundwater wells (4 wells).
The system's record
- Active wells
- 4
- Serves
- 4,280 people · Williams County
- EPA ID
- OH8600912
About this area's water
Did you know
- Montpelier's municipal tap water is reported to have won the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting best municipal water award five times — 2003, 2006, 2007, 2017 and 2022. Source is Wikipedia only; the…
- The village was named directly after Montpelier, Vermont, when it was platted in 1845.
- For a village of 4,280 people, Montpelier runs an unusually large groundwater system: EPA records list nine wells feeding the plant, four clearwells and three elevated tanks, including one serving Holiday City.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgdata.epa.gov
History4
- 1845Montpelier platted and named after Montpelier, Vermont (a post office opened in 1846).
- 1875Village of Montpelier incorporated; today a charter village with a manager/council form of government that runs its own water, electric and sewer utilities.
- 2024EPA SDWIS records a lead service line inventory violation (a records requirement, not a lead test result) and a companion reporting violation for the village water system, both with compliance periods beginning 17 October 2024; both have…
- 2026A violation for an inadequate yearly water quality report (the same violation type recorded against the system in 2006 and 2020, both resolved) opened on 7 January 2026 and remains open in EPA records.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgdata.epa.gov
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Groundwater system. EPA SDWIS lists nine village wells (Wells 1-9), a treatment plant (plus a retired 'Montpelier Village Old' plant record), four clearwells, elevated storage tanks on Bryant Road, Magna Drive and at Holiday City, a Travis Drive booster station, and high-service and backwash pumps.…
Source: data.epa.govdata.epa.gov
Water pressure
Not published. No pressure-zone or psi figures appear in any reachable village or Ohio EPA document.
Water quality & impurities2
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead (90th percentile) Federal SDWIS lead 90th-percentile record for the 2025 monitoring period (4 ppb), well below the 15 ppb action level. | 0.004 mg/L | 0.015 (AL) | 2025 |
| Lead (90th percentile) The system's highest recorded 90th percentile in the 2014-2025 SDWIS series (13 ppb) — below but close to the 15 ppb… | 0.013 mg/L | 0.015 (AL) | 2023 |
Source: data.epa.govdata.epa.gov
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 4 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
4 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 3 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.
Sewers
Sanitary
Village-operated. Montpelier provides central water, electric and sewer service to residents; the wastewater plant name, capacity and receiving stream are not documented in any reachable source.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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
- 43543 · Montpelier53% 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
Montpelier 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 Montpelier Village.
What the records show about Montpelier Village
Who runs it
EPA's record describes Montpelier Village as owned by a local government. It has 1,982 service connections and serves 4,280 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 419-485-5543.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), water system record.
How the water is treated
EPA's treatment table registers these steps for Montpelier Village: corrosion control, coagulation and settling, chlorine disinfection, 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 counts 1 health-based violation for Montpelier 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 4 violations of any kind since 2020: 3 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 Montpelier Village was 4 ppb, under both the current 15 ppb action level and the 10 ppb level that applies from 2027.
The highest result on file is 13 ppb, in the period ending December 2023.
EPA has 8 sampling periods on file for Montpelier Village since 2016, the first ending in 2016; 1 of the 8 periods went above 10 ppb.
Every water system has to inventory its service lines, the pipes from the main to each building. In the inventory Montpelier Village sent EPA, 1,826 lines are counted.
| Material | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lead | 0 |
| Galvanized, needing replacement | 7 |
| Unknown material | 1,570 |
| Not lead | 249 |
| All lines | 1,826 |
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 Montpelier Village in 2024 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 Montpelier Village (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 Montpelier Village's samples in 2019, the last year it was sampled, was 75.8 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 77.4 µg/L and the highest single sample was 79.4 µg/L, from 15 samples taken from 2012 to 2019.
For HAA5, the average in the last year sampled was 10.4 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 10.8 µg/L and the highest single sample was 12 µg/L, from 15 samples.
| Byproduct | Limit | Latest yearly average | Worst yearly average | Highest sample | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 80 µg/L | 75.8 µg/L (2019) | 77.4 µg/L | 79.4 µg/L | 15 |
| HAA5 | 60 µg/L | 10.4 µg/L | 10.8 µg/L | 12 µg/L | 15 |
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 0.61 mg/L (as nitrogen) in 2015; in 2019, the last year sampled, the highest was 0.29 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 | 0.61 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. Detected: barium in 3 of 3 samples, highest 26 µg/L (limit 2,000). Not detected: atrazine, alachlor, chromium, cadmium, 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 | 3 of 3 | 26 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 516 routine total coliform samples taken in the distribution system at Montpelier Village tested positive (0%); in 2019, the last year on file, 0 of 60 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 Montpelier Village has fluoride from natural sources at the recommended level for preventing tooth decay. The level it reports is 0.63 mg/L.
EPA's treatment table lists no fluoridation step at Montpelier Village.
Measured fluoride: 0.6 mg/L on average at the plant's entry points in 2019 (in the range dentists aim for); samples ran from 0.6 to 0.64 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 Montpelier Village, highest 10.6 µg/L; detections averaged 10.2, last sampled in 2024.
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 Montpelier Village for a household using 5,000 gallons a month at $582 a year, about $49 a month.
The sewer bill in the same survey is $258 a year at 5,000 gallons a month.
| Use | Water, per year | Sewer, per year |
|---|---|---|
| 2,500 gallons a month | $446 | $258 |
| 5,000 gallons a month | $582 | $258 |
| 8,000 gallons a month | $747 | $290 |
The survey lists it as “Montpelier”. 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's polygon for Montpelier Village was misplaced, so this atlas substituted the municipal boundary.
Counting the people who live in the ZIP codes it overlaps, this atlas estimates 3,914 residents are inside the boundary, 91% of the 4,280 people Montpelier Village 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.
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 OH8600912 (EPA ECHO).
Notable facts: en.wikipedia.org, data.epa.gov
History: en.wikipedia.org, data.epa.gov
Water quality: data.epa.gov, data.epa.gov
Sewers: en.wikipedia.org
Treatment: data.epa.gov, data.epa.gov
