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 The Village of Archbold Water Department services customers in Archbold, Elmira, Burlington, Pettisville, Ridgeville and Evansport. The Tiffin River serves as the raw water source for the Village. Raw water is pumped to two above-ground reservoirs located at the water treatment plant.
The water treatment plant has an EPA rated design capacity of 5.0 million gallons per day and is currently treating an average of 1.8 million gallons per day. The water system has a total finished water storage capacity of 1,950,000 gallons and the water is distributed through over 63 miles of water mains.
The Water Department is staffed by eight full-time employees and two part-time employees. In 1997, the Archbold Water Department was recognized by the Ohio EPA as an "Outstanding Water System" and received the Award of Excellence.
For information about residential water service, please contact the village Utilities Department.
| | Click here to view the water and sewer rates for inside the Village of Archbold. For water rates outside the village limits please contact the utility office at 419-445-4726.
| | Scott Schultz
Superintendant
700 North St.
Archbold, OH 43502
phone: 419-445-2506
sschultz@archbold.com
| | Click here for frequently asked questions about Archbold's drinking water.
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| | Taste and odor in water is usually an infrequent result of seasonal change, runoff from snowmelt, and heavy rains. These factors promote algae growth. Certain species of algae produce chemicals, which impart "earthy," "musty," or "grassy" odors to water. This temporary condition presents no health hazard to the customer and the water is safe to drink.
The Archbold Water Plant tests for odor on a weekly basis. Water samples are collected from both reservoirs each week and are analyzed for algae counts and species that are known to cause taste and odor. When algae blooms occur, the reservoirs are treated with potassium permanganate or copper sulfate to reduce the bloom.
Activated carbon is applied to the water during the treatment process to adsorb the compounds that cause taste and odor. Water plant personnel work very diligently to minimize the occurences of taste and odor.
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