Water system
Bradner Village
EPA ID OH8700412 · Wood County · 985 people served · owned by a local government
Bradner Village treats its own water from Groundwater wells (5 wells).
The system's record
- Active wells
- 5
- Serves
- 985 people · Wood County
- EPA ID
- OH8700412
About this area's water
Did you know
- Bradner's aquifer sits in a documented Ohio karst region — confirmed via the 2024 CCR's own source water assessment language.
- Three of the village's original wells, once located at the municipal 'Light Plant,' were retired and plugged in June 2016 in favor of the current five-well field behind the water tower — confirmed via the 2024 CCR.
- In the 2020 statewide PFAS initiative, all six PFAS compounds tested for in Bradner's finished water came back non-detect — confirmed via the 2024 CCR.
- The Village of Bradner held a current, unconditioned license to operate its water system in 2024, per the CCR.
Source: bradnerohio.org
History5
- 1875Village platted by John Bradner, its namesake.
- 1876Post office opened.
- 1889Village of Bradner incorporated.
- 2016Old wells 1, 2 and 3 at the municipal 'Light Plant' were abandoned and plugged in June 2016; supply consolidated to wells 4-8 at the Caldwell Rd. water tower site — confirmed verbatim in the 2024 CCR.
- 2018Village developed an Ohio EPA-endorsed source water protection management plan (dated September 2018) after its wellfield was rated 'high susceptibility to contamination' — confirmed verbatim in the…
Source: en.wikipedia.orgbradnerohio.org
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Groundwater from five wells (4-8) at the Caldwell Rd. tower site (wells 1-3 at the old 'Light Plant' were abandoned/plugged in 2016). The 2024 CCR shows only chlorination for disinfection (residual chlorine 1.04 ppm, range 0.55-1.26 ppm, MRDL 4 ppm, 2024) with no filtration step described —…
Source: bradnerohio.org
Water pressure
Not published in the CCR, rate sheet, or village site.
What it costs
$8.80 per 1,000 gallons
Confirmed via the village's own 2025 rate sheet: $8.80/1,000 gal in-town ($13.15 out-of-town), per Ordinance 11 (2021); water base service charge $23.50/mo + $0.65/mo hydrant fee…
Source: bradnerohio.orgbradnerohio.org
Water quality & impurities10
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate From fertilizer runoff/natural deposits; well below MCL, no violation. Confirmed via 2024 CCR. | 2.12 ppm | 10 | 2024 |
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Disinfection byproduct; range 23.7-27.2, no violation. Confirmed via 2024 CCR. | 27.2 ppb | 80 | 2024 |
| Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Disinfection byproduct; range 6.1-7.6, no violation. Confirmed via 2024 CCR. | 7.6 ppb | 60 | 2024 |
| Fluoride Natural erosion of deposits; no violation. Confirmed via 2024 CCR. | 0.152 ppm | 4 | 2022 |
| Barium Discharge of drilling wastes / erosion of natural deposits; no violation. Confirmed via 2024 CCR. | 0.085 ppm | 2 | 2022 |
| Copper (90th percentile) 0 of 10 samples exceeded the action level. Confirmed via 2024 CCR. | 0.28 ppm | 1.3 AL | 2022 |
| Total Coliform Bacteria Listed as no violation (N) in the 2024 CCR. | 1 positive… presence/a… | 1 positive =… | 2022 |
| Nickel Listed in the 2024 CCR's inorganic contaminants table; no MCLG/MCL shown in the… | 13 ppb | none listed | 2022 |
| Xylenes Volatile organic contaminant; range 0-0.0006, no violation. Listed in the 2024 CCR. | 0.0006 ppm | 10 | 2024 |
| Total Chlorine (residual) Water additive used to control microbes; range 0.55-1.26, no violation. Present in the 2024 CCR but omitted from the… | 1.04 ppm | 4 MRDL | 2024 |
Source: bradnerohio.org
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.
1 violation of any kind logged since 2020: 1 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).
Projects & plans3
Recent and current work
- Timmons Rd. waterline upgrade (Caldwell Rd. to dead end) · $504,000 · 2024 · proposed
Listed verbatim in the 2024 CCR as a future waterline investment ('will be applying for grants in 2021 and 2022'); this language appears to be unchanged… - Spring St. waterline upgrade (Church St. to Crocker St.) · $132,000 · 2024 · proposed
Listed verbatim in the 2024 CCR alongside the Timmons Rd. project; same caveat about boilerplate/unbuilt status applies.
Source: bradnerohio.org
Planned or needed
- Village-wide lead service line inventory · 2024 · completed
2024 CCR states the distribution system has no lead, galvanized-requiring-replacement, or lead-status-unknown service lines, per the required inventory…
Source: bradnerohio.org
Supply stress
Ohio EPA's source water assessment rates Bradner's karst-influenced aquifer 'high susceptibility to contamination' due to a thin (4-10 ft) protective soil layer, shallow depth to water (2-15 ft), and historical presence of manmade contaminants; nitrate is detected but well under the health limit. Confirmed nearly word-for-word against…
Source: bradnerohio.org
Sewers
Sanitary
Village of Bradner operates its own sanitary sewer utility (rates set by Ordinance 25, 2024: $7.72/mo in-town usage + $14.25/mo debt charge, per the 2025 rate sheet).
Storm
CCR explicitly states sump pumps are barred from the sanitary sewer (must drain to storm tiles) and yard hydrants are restricted per OAC 3745-95-09 unless of a no-weep-hole sanitary style — confirmed verbatim in the 2024 CCR — implying a separate storm…
Source: bradnerohio.orgbradnerohio.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
- 43406 · Bradner56% 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
Bradner 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 Bradner Village.
What the records show about Bradner Village
Who runs it
EPA's record describes Bradner Village as owned by a local government. It has 441 service connections and serves 985 people.
EPA classes it as a community water system, one that serves the same residents all year.
EPA's record says it has substantially implemented source water protection under Ohio's program, dating the program from 2025. Its office telephone on EPA's record is 419-288-2890.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), water system record.
How the water is treated
EPA's treatment table registers these steps for Bradner Village: corrosion control and chlorine disinfection.
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 Bradner Village since 2015.
EPA logs 1 violation of any kind since 2020: 1 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 Bradner 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.
EPA has 4 sampling periods on file for Bradner Village since 2016, the first ending in 2016; 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 Bradner Village sent EPA, 474 lines are counted.
| Material | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lead | 0 |
| Galvanized, needing replacement | 0 |
| Unknown material | 0 |
| Not lead | 474 |
| All lines | 474 |
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 Bradner Village (latest sample September 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 Bradner Village's samples in 2019, the last year it was sampled, was 17.6 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 27.3 µg/L and the highest single sample was 28.2 µg/L, from 14 samples taken from 2013 to 2019.
For HAA5, the average in the last year sampled was 6.7 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 6.7 µg/L and the highest single sample was 11.1 µg/L, from 14 samples.
| Byproduct | Limit | Latest yearly average | Worst yearly average | Highest sample | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 80 µg/L | 17.6 µg/L (2019) | 27.3 µg/L | 28.2 µg/L | 14 |
| HAA5 | 60 µg/L | 6.7 µg/L | 6.7 µg/L | 11.1 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 12 samples was 4.82 mg/L (as nitrogen) in 2012; in 2019, the last year sampled, the highest was 1.77 mg/L. No sample was over the limit of 10 mg/L. Nitrate above 10 is unsafe for infants.
Arsenic was not detected in 4 samples (limit 10 µg/L).
| Contaminant | Samples | Highest result | Limit | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate (as nitrogen) | 12 | 4.82 mg/L | 10 mg/L | 0 |
| Arsenic | 4 | not detected | 10 µg/L | 0 |
| Gross alpha | 2 | 4.4 pCi/L | 15 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 50 samples each.
| Compound | Limit | Samples | Detected in | Highest result | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzene | 5 µg/L | 50 | 0 of 50 | not detected | 0 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | 5 µg/L | 50 | 0 of 50 | not detected | 0 |
| 1,2-dichloroethane | 5 µg/L | 50 | 0 of 50 | not detected | 0 |
| Trichloroethylene (TCE) | 5 µg/L | 50 | 0 of 50 | not detected | 0 |
| Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) | 5 µg/L | 50 | 0 of 50 | not detected | 0 |
| Vinyl chloride | 2 µg/L | 50 | 0 of 50 | 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 all nine herbicides and metals it checked. Detected: barium in 4 of 4 samples, highest 69 µg/L (limit 2,000); selenium in 1 of 4 samples, highest 3.3 µg/L (limit 50). Not detected: atrazine in 5 samples, alachlor in 5 samples, 2,4-D in 5 samples, chromium in 4 samples, cadmium in 4 samples, mercury in 4 samples, thallium in 4 samples.
| Substance | Kind | Limit | Samples | Detected in | Highest result | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrazine | Farm chemical | 3 µg/L | 5 | 0 of 5 | not detected | 0 |
| Alachlor | Farm chemical | 2 µg/L | 5 | 0 of 5 | not detected | 0 |
| 2,4-D | Farm chemical | 70 µg/L | 5 | 0 of 5 | not detected | 0 |
| Chromium | Metal | 100 µg/L | 4 | 0 of 4 | not detected | 0 |
| Cadmium | Metal | 5 µg/L | 4 | 0 of 4 | not detected | 0 |
| Barium | Metal | 2,000 µg/L | 4 | 4 of 4 | 69 µg/L | 0 |
| Mercury | Metal | 2 µg/L | 4 | 0 of 4 | not detected | 0 |
| Selenium | Metal | 50 µg/L | 4 | 1 of 4 | 3.3 µg/L | 0 |
| Thallium | Metal | 2 µg/L | 4 | 0 of 4 | 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 96 routine total coliform samples taken in the distribution system at Bradner Village tested positive (0%); in 2019, the last year on file, 0 of 12 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 Bradner Village has fluoride from natural sources, but at a level below what is recommended for preventing tooth decay, and does not adjust it. The level it reports is 0.15 mg/L.
EPA's treatment table lists no fluoridation step at Bradner Village.
Measured fluoride: 0.16 mg/L on average at the plant's entry points in 2019 (too little to protect teeth); samples ran from 0.13 to 0.19 mg/L across 4 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 Bradner Village for a household using 5,000 gallons a month at $770 a year, about $64 a month.
The sewer bill in the same survey is $621 a year at 5,000 gallons a month.
| Use | Water, per year | Sewer, per year |
|---|---|---|
| 2,500 gallons a month | $521 | $396 |
| 5,000 gallons a month | $770 | $621 |
| 8,000 gallons a month | $1,069 | $891 |
The survey lists it as “Bradner”. 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 Bradner 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 OH8700412 (EPA ECHO).
Notable facts: bradnerohio.org
History: en.wikipedia.org, bradnerohio.org
Water quality: bradnerohio.org
Planned work: bradnerohio.org
Capital projects: bradnerohio.org
Rates: bradnerohio.org, bradnerohio.org
Sewers: bradnerohio.org, bradnerohio.org
Treatment: bradnerohio.org
Supply stress: bradnerohio.org
