In 1996, Congress passed amendments that require drinking water systems to give consumers important information about their water, including where it comes from, what is in the water, and how your water quality compares with federal standards. The public is invited. You may also call Mike Dear, water department superintendent, at 248-5118. The sources of drinking water include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and radioactive material and can pick up substances resulting from human or animal activity.
Water drawn from the wells is groundwater.
Columbia City's water source lies within the Maumee Subbasin aquifer. The raw water must go through a treatment process before it is safe to drink. Columbia City owns the land around the wells and restricts activities that can contaminate it. We are in the process of assessing our source water for susceptibility to contamination that when completed, will be reviewed by the state. This process should be completed in 2000.