WATER TREATMENT · 34 MIN FROM OUR CORTLAND OFFICE
Andover-Camplands Water runs its well water through greensand to take out iron and manganese before it reaches the mains. Homes on private wells around town do that job themselves, and a water test shows whether there is any to remove.
Serving our communities since 1967
USGS sampled Ashtabula County wells between 1982 and 2016. That shows what is common here, and your own water test sets the size of the system.
Schedule a water test- Very hardMedian 18.2 gpg; 89% of 9 wells hard or very hardThe softener
- Iron56% of 9 wells above 0.3 mg/L; median 0.5 mg/LThe iron system
- Manganese78% of 9 wells above 0.05 mg/LThe iron system
- pHMedian pH 7.8; 8% of 48 wells below 6.5Blue-green stains
- Town waterAndover-Camplands Water: about 6,009 people, its own wellsWater softeners
- Not on recordBacteria, nitrate, PFAS, arsenicWater testing
- 9 wellsIn the USGS record for Ashtabula County. Each well counts once, as the median of its samples.
- 554 wellsDomestic wells on file within 5 miles of Andover, a median 60 feet deep.
- 34 minFrom our Cortland office by road. Same crews, same drive, for the whole area.
- WHAT YOUR TEST ADDS
- Your well’s numbers, not the county’s
- Bacteria and nitrate, which the record never covers
- Which equipment your water needs, and in what order
WHAT WE INSTALL IN ANDOVER
The Equipment Andover
Water Tends to Need.
Chatfield Water Systems is one line, with one system per problem. Your water test decides which ones you need and in what order; the county record shows which are likely.
- VERY HARD AT THE MEDIAN
Water softeners
89% of sampled Ashtabula County wells were hard or very hard, at a median of 18.2 grains per gallon. Your softener is sized to your own test.
EXPLORE - 56% OF WELLS ABOVE THE IRON LINE
Iron & manganese removal
56% of sampled wells were above 0.3 mg/L of iron and 78% above the manganese line. The FerronX goes in at the point of entry, ahead of the softener.
EXPLORE - FIRST, EVERY TIME
A water test
Every system above starts with a test of your well or your tap water, from our Cortland office, about 34 minutes from Andover. What it finds decides which equipment you need and the order it goes in.
EXPLORE
WATER TREATMENT IN ANDOVER
What Andover Water Says,
and What We Do About It.
Greensand at the Andover-Camplands plant
The public system, EPA ID OH0400212, is owned by local government and serves 6,009 people through 4,110 connections. It draws groundwater from 3 active wells and has one treatment plant and one storage tank. EPA lists two treatment steps. Chlorine goes in first, listed for disinfection and for iron and manganese removal. Then the water runs through greensand filters that take both metals out.
At your tap, that means a chlorinated supply with the iron handled upstream. If the chlorine taste bothers you, a whole-home CityLux removes it. Softening is not among the steps EPA lists, so if scale on fixtures is the complaint, a test measures the hardness at your tap before anything is sized.
Shallow wells in Berea Sandstone and Bedford Shale
Around the village, ODNR logs within 5 miles put the median well at 60 feet deep, with half between 50 and 75 feet. Rock starts at a median 26 feet, and the water stands a median 11 feet below the surface. The mapped bedrock is Berea Sandstone and Bedford Shale: Devonian sandstone, shale and siltstone. Median yield is 10 gallons a minute, and a quarter of the logs show 4 or less.
The county’s USGS samples put manganese above the 0.05 mg/L line in 78% of wells tested. On a private well, the FerronX Iron System is what takes it out. With wells this shallow, a bacteria check belongs in the first test. If it confirms coliform, a Luminor UV can go in after the filters.
Lead rounds recorded as zero, 2017 to 2025
EPA’s lead table for the system has a round for every year from 2017 through 2025, and each one records the 90th percentile as 0 mg/L. The action level is 0.015 mg/L at the 90th percentile of homes sampled, so every round on record is under it.
That figure describes sampled taps across the system, not your kitchen, which depends on your own service line, solder and fixtures. A home test through a certified lab gives your own number; see water testing. If it finds lead, an Atlas Filtri Oasis Sanic reverse osmosis unit at the kitchen sink is the usual answer.
The Ashtabula County record
USGS samples from Ashtabula County wells, taken 1982–2016: 89% of wells hard or very hard, 56% over the iron line, 8% below pH 6.5. The full record, measure by measure, is on the Ashtabula County water treatment page.
From our Cortland office
Andover is about 34 minutes and 27 miles by road from our Cortland office, and the municipalities around it get the same crews and the same drive: Andover Township, Cherry Valley Township, Richmond Township, Williamsfield Township, North Shenango Township, Pine Township, Dorset Township, Wayne Township, West Shenango Township, South Shenango Township. Nearby on the map:
- Williamsfield, OH
- Dorset, OH
- Linesville, PA
- Pierpont, OH
- New Lyme, OH
- Jamestown, PA
- All of Ashtabula County
Source: Water quality: USGS National Water Information System results for Ashtabula County wells, served through the Water Quality Portal, sampled between 1982 and 2016, retrieved 2026-09-14. Each well counts once, as the median of its samples. The 0.3 mg/L iron and 0.05 mg/L manganese marks are EPA secondary standards, which are aesthetic limits, not health limits. Well depth: Ohio Department of Natural Resources well-log database, 5,480 domestic wells in Ashtabula County with a recorded depth, logged between 1936 and 2026, retrieved 2026-09-14.
A LITTLE CLARITY
Andover Questions.
Straight Answers.
Does a home on Andover-Camplands water need an iron filter?
Not as a starting point. The plant already uses chlorine and greensand filtration for iron and manganese, so an iron system isn’t assumed for homes on the mains. If orange or black staining still shows up, a test at the tap tells you whether iron or manganese is there, and at what level, before anything is recommended.
What does the county record leave out for wells near Andover?
It covers hardness, iron, manganese and pH, and only 9 county wells for the first three. It says nothing about bacteria, nitrate, arsenic or PFAS. A Chatfield test adds what the consultation points to, and a result that calls for it leads to UV after filtration or reverse osmosis at the sink.
Where do I find the water report for Andover-Camplands Water?
From the utility, which is run by local government. Its water quality report lists what was measured in the supply. Have it on hand for the consultation, or call the Cortland office at (330) 828-6060, and we’ll set it beside a test from your own tap so you can see what your plumbing adds.
Do you test water in Andover?
Yes. Chatfield’s water test and consultation cover Andover from our Cortland office, about 34 minutes away by road. The test measures what is in your water and at what level, and any equipment it points to is quoted after the results.
Talk with the Chatfield team.
(724) 588-2652A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE GOES A LONG WAY
Know Your Water.
WATER PROBLEMSDo you have hard water?
The signs, the county hardness record, and how to confirm it.
WATER PROBLEMSOrange stains from your well water.
Read the stain, the county iron record, and what to note before you call.
WATER PROBLEMSBacteria in your water.
What a coliform result means, what to do now, and which treatment follows.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Better Water in Andover
Starts with a Test.
Call or fill out the form to schedule your water test. We’ll come out from Cortland, measure what is in the water, and recommend the equipment that fits.