WATER TREATMENT · 73 MIN FROM OUR GREENVILLE OFFICE
Cranesville’s water department buys its groundwater from Albion Borough, and EPA’s record credits Albion with the treatment. That includes 4-log virus treatment, the virus-disinfection standard in EPA’s ground water rule.
Serving our communities since 1967
USGS sampled Erie County wells between 1927 and 2023. That shows what is common here, and your own water test sets the size of the system.
Schedule a water test- HardMedian 8.2 gpg; 68% of 349 wells hard or very hardThe softener
- Iron33% of 251 wells above 0.3 mg/L; median 0.18 mg/LThe iron system
- Manganese83% of 42 wells above 0.05 mg/LThe iron system
- pHMedian pH 7.6; 4% of 208 wells below 6.5Blue-green stains
- Town waterCranesville Water Department: about 638 people, well water it buys from a neighboring systemWater softeners
- Not on recordBacteria, nitrate, PFAS, arsenicWater testing
- 349 wellsIn the USGS record for Erie County. Each well counts once, as the median of its samples.
- 628 wellsDomestic wells on file within 5 miles of Cranesville, a median 57 feet deep.
- 73 minFrom our Greenville 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 CRANESVILLE
The Equipment Cranesville
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.
- HARD AT THE MEDIAN
Water softeners
68% of sampled Erie County wells were hard or very hard, at a median of 8.2 grains per gallon. Your softener is sized to your own test.
EXPLORE - 33% OF WELLS ABOVE THE IRON LINE
Iron & manganese removal
33% of sampled wells were above 0.3 mg/L of iron and 83% 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 Greenville office, about 73 minutes from Cranesville. What it finds decides which equipment you need and the order it goes in.
EXPLORE
WATER TREATMENT IN CRANESVILLE
What Cranesville Water Says,
and What We Do About It.
Water bought from Albion Borough
The Cranesville Water Department is a purchased-water system serving a population of 638 on 250 connections. EPA’s record shows no wells, intakes or treatment plant of its own. Its source is groundwater bought from Albion Borough, and the record notes the seller treats it before it arrives, including 4-log virus treatment for EPA’s ground water rule.
In practice, the treatment is Albion’s, and the steps Albion uses aren’t part of this record. Your annual water quality report comes from the department. EPA’s lead table lists no 90th-percentile rounds for this system, so there is no local lead figure to quote. A certified-lab test at your own tap supplies one. The contaminants page lists what a lab panel covers.
Manganese in the Erie County record
For a private well, the USGS county samples are the wider reference, and one number stands out. Of 42 Erie County wells sampled for manganese, 83 percent were above the 0.05 mg/L line, the level where black or brown staining and a bitter taste tend to appear. Iron crossed the 0.3 mg/L staining line in 33 percent of 251 wells.
Those county numbers can’t tell you what your own well holds. A water test at the tap shows where your water actually sits, and Chatfield sends anything health-related to a certified lab. When iron or manganese is present, a FerronX Iron System takes both out. The Erie County page carries the full record, including hardness and pH.
What 628 local well logs record
PaGWIS holds 628 well logs within 5 miles of Cranesville. The median well is 57 feet deep, with the middle half between 47 and 75. Median depth to bedrock is 23 feet across 313 logs, and the mapped rock is the Chadakoin Formation: Late Devonian siltstone, shale and sandstone. Median yield is 6 gallons per minute.
For a household on one of these wells, the order the equipment goes in matters. Sediment comes out first, so an Alluvium Sediment System protects what follows. Iron and manganese come next. Hardness follows, handled by a LuxSoft water softener set to the hardness your test measures. If a lab result shows coliform, Luminor UV goes at the end of the line, after filtration.
The Erie County record
USGS samples from Erie County wells, taken 1927–2023: 68% of wells hard or very hard, 33% over the iron line, 4% below pH 6.5. The full record, measure by measure, is on the Erie County water treatment page.
From our Greenville office
Cranesville is about 73 minutes and 55 miles by road from our Greenville office, and the municipalities around it get the same crews and the same drive: Albion, Platea, Elk Creek Township, Conneaut Township, Girard Township, Franklin Township, Springfield Township, Girard, Spring Township, Springboro. Nearby on the map:
Source: Water quality: USGS National Water Information System results for Erie County wells, served through the Water Quality Portal, sampled between 1927 and 2023, 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: USGS groundwater site inventory for Erie County, 1,755 wells with a recorded depth, retrieved 2026-09-14.
A LITTLE CLARITY
Cranesville Questions.
Straight Answers.
Does Cranesville treat the water it sells?
EPA’s record lists no treatment steps for the department itself, and no wells or plant. The water department buys groundwater from Albion Borough, and the record credits Albion with the treatment, including 4-log virus treatment. Albion’s steps aren’t on this record, and your annual water quality report is issued by the department.
Would CityLux help on Cranesville public water?
It depends on what is in the water at your tap, and the record doesn’t list the disinfectant Albion uses. If you notice a chlorine taste or smell, a water test will confirm whether chlorine or chloramine is present. CityLux removes either one for the whole house, so the answer to that question doesn’t change the equipment.
Who do I call about Cranesville water, the department or Chatfield?
Both, for different things. The water department issues the annual water quality report for its customers, and questions about supply go there. For what is in the water at your own tap, Chatfield offers a water test and consultation from the Greenville office at (724) 588-2652, with a certified lab for anything health-related.
Do you test water in Cranesville?
Yes. Chatfield’s water test and consultation cover Cranesville from our Greenville office, about 73 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 Cranesville
Starts with a Test.
Call or fill out the form to schedule your water test. We’ll come out from Greenville, measure what is in the water, and recommend the equipment that fits.