Owner:  Local government, established 1974

Location: Wauseon, OH  (Fulton County)

SDWA Permit Status:  Active OH2600111

Water Source – surface water; Maumee River, Big Ditch, Stucky Ditch, Big Reservoir (50 acres, 350 million gallons)  Little Reservoir (15 acre impoundment, 90 million gallons), Wauseon City Well 001 and 002 are inactive

Purchased water:  Delta Village, Lyons Village and Napoleon City

System Type:  Community water system    Population Served: 7425   Metered Service Connections: 3123

Treatment Capacity:  3 million gallons per day

Current production:  1 million gallons per day

Treatment Process:  Class 3 Lime/soda softening plant; process includes lime (softening), aluminum sulfate (coagulation), caustic soda (softening), hydrofluorosilic acid (fluoride), tripolyphosphate (sequestering agent), chlorine (disinfection), carbon dioxide (pH adjustment and stabilization), activated carbon (pretreatment), and potassium permanganate (pretreatment)

Distribution: Wauseon City, Fulton County, Village of Lyons

Finished water Storage:  2 elevated towers: 1 million gallons capacity; underground storage at the water plant: 1 million gallons

Usage:     US average household consumption: 400 gallons per day, 100 gallons per person

Rates: unknown

Contact:  Keith Torbet tel 419-335-9871   wauseonwater@gmail.com 

Latest Compliance Inspection: August 17, 2022 Site Inspection

Sanitary Survey complete, June 28, 2021 (District inspection) performed by the State

Recommendations made in Distribution, Finished Water Storage, Pumps, Treatment; Minor deficiencies noted in Management Operation, Operator Compliance

The following information gathered from federal EPA pertains to the quarter ending Sep 30, 2022 (data last refreshed on EPA database Jan 11, 2023)

Significant Violations History

Maximum Contaminant Level Rule – Stage 2 Disinfectants and by-products of disinfection exceed MCL during all three quarters of 2022 surveyed, from Jan 1 – Sept 30, 2022 archived, measured values range from .085 to .089 mg/L; MCL = .08 mg/L

Other Non-compliance:

Consumer Confidence Rule – noted Jan 2019; recorded unaddressed as of Sep 30, 2022.

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