Water system
Pemberville Village
EPA ID OH8701712 · Wood County · 1,326 people served · owned by a local government
Pemberville Village treats its own water from Groundwater wells (8 wells).
The system's record
- Active wells
- 8
- Serves
- 1,326 people · Wood County
- EPA ID
- OH8701712
About this area's water
Did you know
- Pemberville's water system draws from 8 wells spread across 3 separate well fields, then treats it via ion exchange at two village plants rather than conventional filtration.
- Both village water plants are checked 365 days a year by a single Ohio EPA Class 1-licensed operator.
- Ohio EPA's source-water assessment flags Pemberville's aquifer as sitting in a sensitive karst zone with well casings only 25 feet deep -- a notably shallow, vulnerable setup.
- In 2025 the village produced an average of about 80,542 gallons of treated water a day (29,398,000 gallons for the year) for roughly 1,326 residents -- a figure confirmed directly in the village's own CCR.
Source: files.cdn-files-a.com
History5
- 2005Earliest Consumer Confidence Report archived on the village website (the village's water department page lists a full CCR archive back to 2005).
- 2020Well field sampled under Ohio's statewide PFAS Sampling Initiative; six PFAS compounds tested, none detected in finished water.
- 2023Water tower replacement project reached full funding ($838,000 in Ohio Public Works Commission grant/loan money, per the mayor); by September 2023 total project cost was reported at about $2.2…
- 2024Village reviewed and updated its Drinking Water Source Protection Plan and Water Supply Contingency Plan.
- 2025Village completed installation of a new 150,000-gallon elevated storage tank; the North Water Treatment Plant exceeded its plan-approval hardness limit (150 mg/L) on July 1 (205 mg/L), Aug. 14 (205…
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Groundwater from 8 wells across 3 well fields is treated by ion exchange units at two village water treatment plants (including a North plant), operated and checked 365 days a year by a single Ohio EPA Class 1-licensed operator. Confirmed verbatim against the village's own 2025 CCR.
Source: files.cdn-files-a.com
Water pressure
Not published; no psi figure appears in the CCR or on the village site, though the 2025 addition of a 150,000-gallon elevated storage tank (replacing a smaller tower) implies…
Source: files.cdn-files-a.com
Water quality & impurities10
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Range 35.4-48.7 ppb; no violation. Confirmed against the village's own 2025 CCR data table. | 48.7 ppb | 80 | 2025 |
| Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Range 12.9-13.6 ppb; no violation. | 13.6 ppb | 60 | 2025 |
| Fluoride Range 0.61-1.19 ppm; no violation. | 1.19 ppm | 4.0 | 2025 |
| Lead (90th percentile) 0 of sampled sites over the action level. | 1.2 ppb | 15 (action… | 2025 |
| Copper (90th percentile) 0 sites over the action level. | 0.295 ppm | 1.3 (action… | 2025 |
| Gross Alpha (excl. radon/uranium) No violation. | 5.26 pCi/L | 15 | 2025 |
| Total Hardness Exceeded the plan-approval limit on July 1 (205), Aug 14 (205) and Sept 4 (233 mg/L) at the North Water Treatment… | 233 (peak) mg/L | 150… | 2025 |
| PFAS (6 compounds tested) None detected, statewide PFAS initiative sampling. | ND ppt | n/a | 2020 |
| Barium No violation; added from the village CCR's full contaminant table. | 0.0192 ppm | 2 | 2025 |
| Arsenic No violation. | 0.0006 ppm | 0.010 | 2025 |
Source: files.cdn-files-a.com
EPA compliance record
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 1.2 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA health-based violations since 2015:
- 2017Lead and Copper Rule · water quality limits for corrosion control not met · returned to compliance
5 violations of any kind logged since 2020: 1 for required testing that was missed or reported late; 4 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).
Projects & plans2
Recent and current work
- 150,000-gallon elevated storage tank (with waterline looping) · $2.2 million · 2025 · completed
Replaced a smaller 100,000-gallon tower; total project reported at ~$2.2M by local press in Sept. 2023 (~$1M Wood County, $838,000 OPWC, $300,000 local funds).…
Source: sent-trib.comcms8.revize.com
Planned or needed
- Water/sewer base rate increase · 2025 · proposed
Reported base rate proposal of $38 for the first 1,000 gal plus $8.50/1,000 gal thereafter, to address sewer-fund insolvency risk (sewer is billed off water…
Source: google.com
Supply stress
Confirmed directly against Pemberville's 2025 CCR: Ohio EPA's Vulnerability Assessment rates the source as highly susceptible to contamination because the wells sit in a sensitive karst area, the aquifer is shallow (under 25 ft below ground surface), well casings are shallow (25 ft), and potential contaminant sources exist within the…
Source: files.cdn-files-a.com
Sewers
Sanitary
Village-operated sanitary sewer; sewer billing is tied to metered water usage.
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
- 43450 · Pemberville38% 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
Pemberville 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 Pemberville Village.
What the records show about Pemberville Village
Who runs it
EPA's record describes Pemberville Village as owned by a local government. It has 650 service connections and serves 1,326 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.
Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), water system record.
How the water is treated
EPA's treatment table registers these steps for Pemberville Village: corrosion control, chlorine disinfection, and ion-exchange softening.
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 Pemberville 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 5 violations of any kind since 2020: 1 for required testing that was missed or reported late; 4 for a report, record or notice that was missing, late or incomplete (the yearly water quality report, a public notice, lead line records).
| Year | Contaminant or rule | Kind | Measured | Limit | Status in EPA's record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Lead and Copper Rule | water quality limits for corrosion control not met | 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 Pemberville Village was 1.2 ppb, under both the current 15 ppb action level and the 10 ppb level that applies from 2027.
The highest result on file is 19.9 ppb, in the period ending December 2016.
EPA has 11 sampling periods on file for Pemberville Village since 2016, the first ending in 2016; 1 of the 11 periods went above 15 ppb, and 1 above 10 ppb.
Every water system has to inventory its service lines, the pipes from the main to each building. In the inventory Pemberville Village sent EPA, 604 lines are counted.
| Material | Lines |
|---|---|
| Lead | 0 |
| Galvanized, needing replacement | 0 |
| Unknown material | 248 |
| Not lead | 356 |
| All lines | 604 |
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 2 plants of Pemberville Village (latest sample September 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 2 plants of Pemberville Village as sampled, most recently August 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 Pemberville Village's samples in 2019, the last year it was sampled, was 48.7 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 53.7 µg/L and the highest single sample was 85 µg/L, from 64 samples taken from 2012 to 2019.
For HAA5, the average in the last year sampled was 3.9 µg/L. The worst yearly average was 11.5 µg/L and the highest single sample was 24.2 µg/L, from 63 samples.
| Byproduct | Limit | Latest yearly average | Worst yearly average | Highest sample | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 80 µg/L | 48.7 µg/L (2019) | 53.7 µg/L | 85 µg/L | 64 |
| HAA5 | 60 µg/L | 3.9 µg/L | 11.5 µg/L | 24.2 µg/L | 63 |
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 16 samples was 0.14 mg/L (as nitrogen) in 2015; in 2019, the last year sampled, nitrate was not detected. No sample was over the limit of 10 mg/L. Nitrate above 10 is unsafe for infants.
Arsenic was not detected in 6 samples (limit 10 µg/L).
| Contaminant | Samples | Highest result | Limit | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate (as nitrogen) | 16 | 0.14 mg/L | 10 mg/L | 0 |
| Arsenic | 6 | 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 6 samples each.
| Compound | Limit | Samples | Detected in | Highest result | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benzene | 5 µg/L | 6 | 0 of 6 | not detected | 0 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | 5 µg/L | 6 | 0 of 6 | not detected | 0 |
| 1,2-dichloroethane | 5 µg/L | 6 | 0 of 6 | not detected | 0 |
| Trichloroethylene (TCE) | 5 µg/L | 6 | 0 of 6 | not detected | 0 |
| Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) | 5 µg/L | 6 | 0 of 6 | not detected | 0 |
| Vinyl chloride | 2 µg/L | 6 | 0 of 6 | 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 1 of 6 samples, highest 30.5 µg/L (limit 2,000). Not detected: atrazine in 7 samples, alachlor in 7 samples, chromium in 6 samples, cadmium in 6 samples, mercury in 6 samples, selenium in 6 samples, thallium in 6 samples.
| Substance | Kind | Limit | Samples | Detected in | Highest result | Samples over limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrazine | Farm chemical | 3 µg/L | 7 | 0 of 7 | not detected | 0 |
| Alachlor | Farm chemical | 2 µg/L | 7 | 0 of 7 | not detected | 0 |
| Chromium | Metal | 100 µg/L | 6 | 0 of 6 | not detected | 0 |
| Cadmium | Metal | 5 µg/L | 6 | 0 of 6 | not detected | 0 |
| Barium | Metal | 2,000 µg/L | 6 | 1 of 6 | 30.5 µg/L | 0 |
| Mercury | Metal | 2 µg/L | 6 | 0 of 6 | not detected | 0 |
| Selenium | Metal | 50 µg/L | 6 | 0 of 6 | not detected | 0 |
| Thallium | Metal | 2 µg/L | 6 | 0 of 6 | 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 193 routine total coliform samples taken in the distribution system at Pemberville Village tested positive (0%); in 2019, the last year on file, 0 of 24 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 Pemberville Village draws on more than one source, and the blend keeps fluoride at the recommended level.
EPA's treatment table lists no fluoridation step at Pemberville Village.
Measured fluoride: 0.79 mg/L on average at the plant's entry points in 2019 (in the range dentists aim for); samples ran from 0.52 to 1.27 mg/L across 6 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 Pemberville Village for a household using 5,000 gallons a month at $766 a year, about $64 a month.
The sewer bill in the same survey is $529 a year at 5,000 gallons a month.
| Use | Water, per year | Sewer, per year |
|---|---|---|
| 2,500 gallons a month | $495 | $358 |
| 5,000 gallons a month | $766 | $529 |
| 8,000 gallons a month | $1,092 | $734 |
The survey lists it as “Pemberville”. 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 Pemberville 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 OH8701712 (EPA ECHO).
Notable facts: files.cdn-files-a.com
History: pemberville.org, files.cdn-files-a.com, sent-trib.com, sent-trib.com
Water quality: files.cdn-files-a.com
Planned work: google.com
Water pressure: files.cdn-files-a.com
Capital projects: sent-trib.com, cms8.revize.com
Rates: google.com
Treatment: files.cdn-files-a.com
Supply stress: files.cdn-files-a.com
