Village of
Spencerville, Ohio
Water Department Office (Utilities Office) is located at 524 N Broadway, Spencerville, Ohio
Water Treatment Plant is located at 501 N Broadway, Spencerville, Ohio
Water Department(revised 1-24-2023)
The
Village
of
Spencerville
first
began
treating
and
distributing
water
to
its
customers
in
1929.
Since
that
time,
the
treatment
plant
and
distribution
system
have
undergone
numerous
renovations
which
have
resulted
in
better
treatment,
storage
and
distribution.
All
of
these
improvements
have
been
made
in
order
to
stay
in
continuous
compliance
with
all
drinking
water
standards. Our primary goal is to provide an adequate supply of safe, quality drinking water at a reasonable cost to our customers.
We
are
very
fortunate
to
have
an
adequate
supply
of
ground
water,
free
from
bacteria
and
other
contaminants.
The
original
system
was
supplied
by
two
(2)
wells
located
near
the
treatment
plant,
one
drilled
in
1929
and
the
other
drilled
in
1950.
In
1984,
the
Village
drilled
another
well
at
Old
Acadia
Park,
on
the
north
end
of
town.
In
2019,
the
original
two
wells
began
to
fail
and
the
Village
took
immediate
action
to
secure
funding
for
the
development
of
two
additional
wells
at
Old
Acadia
Park.
As
part
of
that
project,
the
original
two
wells
(1
&
2)
were
abandoned.
The Village water supply is now provided by three wells (3,4 & 5), all located at Old Acadia Park. Each well is capable of producing 500 gallons per minute.
In
2012,
construction
of
a
new
treatment
plant
was
started.
The
new
plant
went
online
in
September
2014
and
is
producing
a
high
quality
filtered
and
softened
drinking
water.
The
new
treatment process is as follows:
ground
water
is
pumped
from
the
wells
to
the
aerator
(where
hydrogen
sulfide
gases
are
released),
chlorine
is
also
injected
at
the
aerator
and
the
iron
oxidation
process
begins
in
the
detention
tanks,
water
flows
to
the
low
service
pump
station
where
it
is
pumped
to
the
six
(6)
sand
filters,
after
filtration,
the
water
is
dechlorinated,
fed
with
anti-scalant
and
enters
the
nanofiltration
softening
membranes,
after
softening,
the
permeate
or
finished
water,
(along
with
filtered
blend
water)
is
injected
with
chlorine
(for
disinfection)
and
caustic
soda
(for pH and corrosion control) and is pumped to the clearwells where it is ready for distribution to the system.
As
part
of
the
2012
–
2014
improvements,
the
Village
built
a
laboratory,
which
has
been
certified
by
the
Ohio
EPA.
Although
we
are
able
to
perform
several
tests
in
our
laboratory
on
a
daily
basis, we still need to send various samples to an outside laboratory for analysis.
As
part
of
the
water
treatment
plant
upgrade
and
the
new
well
development,
the
Village
included
auxiliary
generators
that
will
provide
continuous
power
to
these
components
during
long-term
power outages.
The
Village’s
distribution
system
consists
of
approximately
17
miles
of
pipe,
ranging
in
size
from
4”
–
16”,
approximately
200
main
line
valves
and
150
fire
hydrants.
In
addition,
we
have
1,000
service
connections
ranging
in
size
from
¾”
–
8”.
The
overall
condition
of
our
distribution
system
has
improved
over
the
years,
as
we
have
replaced/installed
several
linear
feet
of
main
line; however, there are still critical areas that are in need of replacement.
In
2006,
the
Village
completed
construction
of
a
new
400,000
gallon
elevated
storage
tank,
which
replaced
the
100,000
gallon
tank.
Not
only
did
this
increase
our
amount
of
water
readily
available, it also increased the pressure in the system by +/-3 psi.