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Archbold Village

Serves Archbold, Fulton County, OH · 5,586 people served

Federal records show 13 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Archbold Village in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • OH2600011
  • ARCHBOLD
  • OH
  • 5,586 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 43502
EPA system ID OH2600011

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
13
Resolved
13
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Archbold Village draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 2 reservoirs.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.1247 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit), 2020.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Ohio, January 2023.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,570 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.101 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.099 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.111 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1247 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.12438 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.12353 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for Archbold Village go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
2000s 1 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 0
2020s 10 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2014, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2009 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Ohio regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Archbold Village between 2020 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 20, 2023 Ohio Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 13, 2022 Ohio Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 22, 2020 Ohio Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 16, 2020 Ohio Compliance order (no penalty) 12 violations (12 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

13 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Archbold Village draws water from 2 surface water intakes and 2 reservoirs. 1 other community water system buys water from Archbold Village.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Archbold Village must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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