Water system
Pioneer Village
EPA ID OH8601312 · Williams County · 1,449 people served · owned by a local government
Pioneer Village treats its own water from Groundwater wells (3 wells).
The system's record
- Active wells
- 3
- Serves
- 1,449 people · Williams County
- EPA ID
- OH8601312
About this area's water
Did you know
- Pioneer was the terminus of the Toledo and Western interurban electric railway (1903-1933), part of a never-completed plan to link Toledo to Chicago by rail.
- The village became nationally known in 2024-2025 as the site of a controversial AquaBounty genetically-modified salmon farm project that clashed with county commissioners over water and sewer easements, reaching the…
- The village's official seal reads 'Est. 1849,' four years before its formal platting in 1853.
- Pioneer bills water and sewer as flat monthly fees rather than metered per-gallon rates, unusual among Ohio villages.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgtoledoblade.com
History5
- 1849Village founding date shown on Pioneer's official seal ('Est. 1849').
- 1851A post office was established at Pioneer, predating its formal platting.
- 1853Pioneer was formally platted in Williams County's Madison Township.
- 1903-1933The Toledo and Western interurban electric railway used Pioneer as its terminus, part of an unrealized plan to link Toledo to Chicago.
- 2023-2025Village became the center of a contested AquaBounty genetically-modified salmon farm project seeking up to 5.25 million gallons/day from the Michindoh Aquifer; Williams County commissioners denied…
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Groundwater pumped by 3 wells (about 326,000 gallons/day in 2025) from a sand-and-gravel aquifer protected by over 25 ft of low-permeability clay; pressure filtration at the village water treatment plant (west side of the village) removes iron, manganese, taste and odor. Confirmed verbatim against…
Source: pioneerohio.gov
Water pressure
Not published in any Pioneer document reviewed (2025 CCR, village site); no psi or tank-elevation figures found. Generic village plumbing code requires booster pumps to cut off at…
Source: pioneerohio.gov
What it costs
Typical household bill about $73 a month for water.
Pioneer bills flat monthly fees rather than per-1,000-gallon rates. Village materials describe roughly $40 water + $40 sewer + $15 garbage/month for a 'Family' household and lower…
Source: villageofpioneer.org
Water quality & impurities9
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Range 26.1-30.6 ppb. Confirmed against Pioneer's 2025 CCR. | 30.6 ppb | 80 | 2025 |
| Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Range 6.9-7.0 ppb. Confirmed against Pioneer's 2025 CCR. | 7.0 ppb | 60 | 2025 |
| Gross Alpha (excl. radon/uranium) Confirmed against Pioneer's 2025 CCR. | 3.47 pCi/L | 15 | 2022 |
| Nitrate (as N) Runoff from fertilizer/septic systems. Confirmed against Pioneer's 2025 CCR. | 0.197 mg/L | 10 | 2025 |
| Fluoride Naturally occurring plus additive. Confirmed against Pioneer's 2025 CCR. | 1.03 ppm | 4 | 2025 |
| Barium Added from the 2025 CCR; not in the prior draft. | 0.219 ppm | 2 | 2025 |
| Lead (90th percentile) 0 of 10 samples exceeded the action level. Confirmed against Pioneer's 2025 CCR. | 1.7 ppb | 15 (AL) | 2025 |
| Copper (90th percentile) 0 of 10 samples exceeded the action level. Added from the 2025 CCR. | 0.079 ppm | 1.3 (AL) | 2025 |
| Lead/copper service-line notification System failed to demonstrate delivery of required annual lead/galvanized/unknown service-line notices by 7/1/2025.… | violation n/a | n/a | 2025 |
Source: pioneerohio.gov
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 1.7 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.
1 violation of any kind logged since 2020, 1 of them paperwork (monitoring, reporting, public notice or consumer report).
Projects & plans3
Recent and current work
- Cedar and Dearborn Street waterline and storm sewer replacement · $847,005 · 2024 · under construction
OWDA Fresh Water Loan Program financing (3.31%, 20-yr term) for 1,800 ft of new waterline and 1,700 ft of storm sewer; amount and terms confirmed via OWDA…
Source: bryantimes.comowda.org
Planned or needed
- Water Treatment Plant Improvements · 2025 · proposed
Reported as an OPWC District 5 Round 34 capital funding application; not independently verified this session (could not reach OPWC/Ohio Development Services… - Randolph Pump Station Rehab and Inflow Sewer Replacement · 2025 · proposed
Reported as addressing sanitary sewer inflow/pump station issues via OPWC District 5 Round 34; not independently verified this session.
Source: thevillagereporter.com
Supply stress
Pioneer sits over the regional Michindoh Aquifer (spanning Michigan-Indiana-Ohio); the proposed AquaBounty land-based salmon farm sought up to 5.25 million gallons/day from wells near the village and new water/wastewater pipelines, prompting a multi-year legal fight in which Williams County Commissioners' refusal of road easements was…
Source: 13abc.comtoledoblade.com
Sewers
Sanitary
Village-owned wastewater treatment plant; a proposed Randolph Pump Station rehab and inflow sewer replacement project (unverified this session) suggests possible inflow/infiltration issues, but the specific NPDES permit number and 0.5 MGD capacity figure from the prior draft could not be independently confirmed this session and should be…
Storm
Separate storm sewer system; 1,700 ft of storm sewer on Cedar and Dearborn Streets was replaced alongside the 2024 waterline project (confirmed via OWDA loan records).
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
- 43554 · Pioneer55% 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
Pioneer 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 Pioneer Village.
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, toledoblade.com
History: en.wikipedia.org, toledoblade.com, toledoblade.com
Water quality: pioneerohio.gov
Planned work: thevillagereporter.com
Water pressure: pioneerohio.gov
Capital projects: bryantimes.com, owda.org
Rates: villageofpioneer.org
Treatment: pioneerohio.gov
Supply stress: 13abc.com, toledoblade.com