WATER TREATMENT · 35 MIN FROM OUR GREENVILLE OFFICE
Conneaut Lake’s borough wells are treated for iron and manganese at the plant, with permanganate and greensand filtration. A private well nearby has no such step unless the homeowner adds one, and that decision starts with a water test.
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 waterConneaut Lake Borough Water Treatment Plant: about 870 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.
- 1,012 wellsDomestic wells on file within 5 miles of Conneaut Lake, a median 83 feet deep.
- 35 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 CONNEAUT LAKE
The Equipment Conneaut Lake
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 35 minutes from Conneaut Lake. What it finds decides which equipment you need and the order it goes in.
EXPLORE
WATER TREATMENT IN CONNEAUT LAKE
What Conneaut Lake Water Says,
and What We Do About It.
Two borough wells, filtered for iron
Conneaut Lake Borough’s system runs on groundwater: two active wells and one treatment plant. It serves a population of 870 on 373 connections. The steps it reports center on iron. Chlorine gas goes in first, ahead of filtration. Permanganate and greensand filters then take out iron and manganese, and the record lists 4-log virus treatment, the virus-disinfection level set out in EPA’s Ground Water Rule.
For a borough customer, iron and manganese are handled before the water reaches the mains, and the water arrives carrying chlorine. If the taste or smell bothers you, CityLux takes chlorine out for the whole house.
Doing the plant’s job at a private well
Homes outside the borough’s lines get none of the plant’s treatment. A private well has no permanganate feed and no greensand bed unless someone installs one. At home scale, the FerronX Iron System does that job for iron and manganese. It keeps orange and black staining out of fixtures and laundry, and it protects a softener or carbon filter placed after it.
Whether you need one, and what size, comes from a water test and consultation. Chatfield tests on site, and bacteria or health questions go to a certified lab. The Crawford County page shows how often USGS samples in the county crossed the iron and manganese lines.
What 1,012 nearby well logs show
PaGWIS holds 1,012 well logs within 5 miles of Conneaut Lake. The median well was drilled to 83 feet, and the middle half fall between 64 and 112. The median yield is 15 gallons per minute, with the middle half from 10 to 20. In the 423 logs that record it, bedrock sits at a median 24 feet, and a quarter of them reached rock within 14 feet.
The mapped rock runs from the Berea Sandstone through the Venango Formation: Late Devonian shale, sandstone and siltstone. A well with a steady yield can still deliver hard water. A LuxSoft water softener sized to the test handles it once iron is out of the way, and a sulfur smell gets a CataPure Carbon System.
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
Conneaut Lake is about 35 minutes and 21 miles by road from our Greenville office, and the municipalities around it get the same crews and the same drive: Sadsbury Township, Summit Township, Vernon Township, East Fallowfield Township, West Fallowfield Township, Greenwood Township, Linesville, Pine Township, Union Township, North Shenango Township. Nearby on the map:
- Linesville, PA
- Meadville, PA
- Jamestown, PA
- Conneautville, PA
- Saegertown, PA
- Sheakleyville, PA
- 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
Conneaut Lake Questions.
Straight Answers.
Does Conneaut Lake borough water need an iron filter?
The borough’s plant already removes iron and manganese with permanganate and greensand filtration, so a borough home isn’t starting from raw well water. If you still see staining at a borough tap, test before buying equipment. A water test shows what is actually coming out of your faucet, and the result decides whether you need any equipment at all.
Is there a lead result on file for the Conneaut Lake water system?
EPA’s lead table lists no 90th-percentile rounds for this system, so there’s no system figure to report. A system number would describe taps across the borough anyway, and one house can differ. A certified-lab test of your own tap answers the question. If lead shows up, reverse osmosis at the kitchen sink is the usual fix.
I’m on a well outside the borough. What does the county record suggest?
USGS samples of Crawford County wells are the wider guide: 77 percent were hard or very hard, and 45 percent were above the manganese line. Your own well may or may not follow that pattern, so the answer for your home comes from a water test at the tap, and then only the equipment it calls for.
Do you test water in Conneaut Lake?
Yes. Chatfield’s water test and consultation cover Conneaut Lake from our Greenville office, about 35 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 Conneaut Lake
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.