The Village of Ada has released the 2021 Water Quality Report on the village website. This annual report provides information about the sources of Ada drinking water, protective strategies for these three wells, and potential sources of contamination.

The report also includes testing results with detected contaminants listed. In 2021 none of the contaminants were in violation of EPA safe drinking water standards.

The following excerpts provide information from the 5-page document:

Sources of drinking water and treatment
"The Ada Water Department receives its drinking water from three wells at the water treatment plant. The well water is pumped from the aquifer under Ada by the wells, aerated, softened, stabilized, filtered, chlorinated, fluoridated and pumped to the distribution system for your use."

Guidance for residents and property owners
The report also includes an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency document on Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control. A list of backflow hazards is provided.

EPA regulations and test results
"In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems."

"The EPA requires regular sampling to ensure drinking water safety. We conducted sampling for bacteria, nitrates and disinfection byproducts during 2021. Those test results were below the limits set by the EPA. The Ohio EPA requires us to monitor for some contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants do not change frequently. [The attached Table of Detected Contaminants] shows regulated and unregulated contaminants that were detected during 2021."

The Village of Ada encourages public participation and comment at the regular meetings of Ada Village Council, which meets in the Ada Municipal Building on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

For more information on Ada drinking water, contact the Water and Sewer Office at 419-634-4045.