WATER TREATMENT · 61 MIN FROM OUR GREENVILLE OFFICE
Around Springboro, the well logs show modest yields, a median of 6 gallons per minute, so treatment equipment has to be sized to what the well can deliver as well as to what the water test finds.
Serving our communities since 1967
USGS sampled Crawford County wells between 1928 and 2023. That shows what is common here, and your own water test sets the size of the system.
Schedule a water test- HardMedian 9.6 gpg; 77% of 35 wells hard or very hardThe softener
- Iron35% of 34 wells above 0.3 mg/L; median 0.11 mg/LThe iron system
- Manganese45% of 29 wells above 0.05 mg/LThe iron system
- pHMedian pH 7.8; 4% of 28 wells below 6.5Blue-green stains
- Town waterSpringboro Area Water Authority: about 1,175 people, its own wellsWater softeners
- Not on recordBacteria, nitrate, PFAS, arsenicWater testing
- 35 wellsIn the USGS record for Crawford County. Each well counts once, as the median of its samples.
- 398 wellsDomestic wells on file within 5 miles of Springboro, a median 60 feet deep.
- 61 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 SPRINGBORO
The Equipment Springboro
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
77% of sampled Crawford County wells were hard or very hard, at a median of 9.6 grains per gallon. Your softener is sized to your own test.
EXPLORE - 35% OF WELLS ABOVE THE IRON LINE
Iron & manganese removal
35% of sampled wells were above 0.3 mg/L of iron and 45% 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 61 minutes from Springboro. What it finds decides which equipment you need and the order it goes in.
EXPLORE
WATER TREATMENT IN SPRINGBORO
What Springboro Water Says,
and What We Do About It.
Sizing treatment to a 6-gpm well
Pennsylvania’s PaGWIS well database lists 398 logs within 5 miles of Springboro, and 372 of them record a yield. The median is 6 gallons per minute. A quarter logged 3 or less, and only a quarter reached 12 or more. The median well is 60 feet deep, with the middle half between 50 and 80.
Yield matters for treatment because filters and softeners that clean themselves by backwashing need a strong, steady flow while they rinse. On a low-yield well, a unit sized only to the water chemistry can ask for more than the pump delivers. So the consultation that follows a water test weighs both: what’s in the water, and how much the well gives. The iron removal and water softener pages cover the FerronX Iron System and the LuxSoft water softener.
What the area water authority treats
The public supply is the Springboro Area Water Authority, a groundwater system with two wells, Well #1 and Well #2, and one treatment plant. It serves a population of 1,175 on 289 connections. The reported steps start with chlorine added before treatment, both as gas and as hypochlorite. Permanganate with greensand filtration removes iron and manganese, and the list closes with 4-log virus treatment, disinfection that kills all but a sliver of viruses.
So authority water reaches the tap chlorinated, with iron and manganese already taken out. Households that dislike the chlorine can remove it for the whole house with CityLux. EPA’s lead table shows no 90th-percentile rounds for this system, so the only lead figure available is one from your own tap, through a certified lab. The contaminants page lists what a panel covers.
Chadakoin rock and what shows at the faucet
Under Springboro the mapped bedrock is the Chadakoin Formation, Late Devonian siltstone, shale and sandstone. In the 159 logs that record it, rock sits at a median 22 feet, with the middle half between 14 and 40.
The formation can’t predict what a single well carries, but signs at the faucet often point to it. Orange stains point to iron. A rotten-egg smell points to hydrogen sulfide, which a CataPure Carbon System removes with chlorine or peroxide injection ahead of the carbon. Grit in aerators or toilet tanks is sediment, and an Alluvium Sediment System catches it ahead of the rest of the line. Scale on fixtures is hardness. A test confirms each one before anything is installed.
The Crawford County record
USGS samples from Crawford County wells, taken 1928–2023: 77% of wells hard or very hard, 35% over the iron line, 4% below pH 6.5. The full record, measure by measure, is on the Crawford County water treatment page.
From our Greenville office
Springboro is about 61 minutes and 36 miles by road from our Greenville office, and the municipalities around it get the same crews and the same drive: Spring Township, Conneautville, Beaver Township, Summerhill Township, Albion, Cranesville, Conneaut Township, Conneaut Township, Elk Creek Township, Cussewago Township. Nearby on the map:
- Conneautville, PA
- Albion, PA
- Cranesville, PA
- Linesville, PA
- Platea, PA
- Pierpont, OH
- All of Crawford County
Source: Water quality: USGS National Water Information System results for Crawford County wells, served through the Water Quality Portal, sampled between 1928 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 Crawford County, 2,318 wells with a recorded depth, retrieved 2026-09-14.
A LITTLE CLARITY
Springboro Questions.
Straight Answers.
Is 6 gallons per minute enough to run treatment near Springboro?
It can be, if the equipment is sized for it. Six gallons per minute is the median yield across 372 logs within 5 miles, and a quarter of those wells logged 3 or less. It comes down to the backwash flow each unit needs compared with what your pump delivers. The consultation after a water test matches the two, and only then is equipment priced.
Can a well near Springboro be tested for bacteria?
Yes. The test at the tap covers everyday chemistry such as iron, hardness and pH. Bacteria go to a certified lab. If coliform turns up, a Luminor UV unit installed after the filters is a common answer, because UV works best on water that has already been cleared of particles and iron.
Does Springboro authority water need a softener?
Softening isn’t among the steps the authority reports, and its record doesn’t include a hardness figure, so there’s no system number to go on. A water test at your tap measures hardness in grains per gallon. If it’s high enough to scale fixtures, a LuxSoft water softener sized to that number is the one to add.
Do you test water in Springboro?
Yes. Chatfield’s water test and consultation cover Springboro from our Greenville office, about 61 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 Springboro
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.