Nearly 2,400 people in the Sebring area will be getting a notice in the mail about the village incorrectly monitoring and recording the quality of drinking water. 

The village has a water treatment facility that is required to keep track of the disinfectant chemicals in the water. The village manager told 21 News a piece of equipment went down because of an electrical issue at the facility and they began tracking the quality manually. However, the village later learned that was a violation of the EPA standards. 

The disinfectant violations occurred between October of 2023 and July of 2024. 

The Ohio EPA mandated the village send out the letters informing the public of the violation. 

The village manager stressed that the water was and is safe and no heightened chemicals were ever found. He added that the water was always being monitored in some capacity around the clock.

The village had a second violation when tracking the turbidity of the water. Turbidity is the clarity or haziness of the water. The village was tracking that manually as well.

The turbidity violations occurred in July, August and September of 2023. 

The water quality is now being tracked by a computer. Residents do not need to take any action and there is no boil water notice in place.

Residents of Sebring, Beloit and parts of Smith Township will receive the notices in the mail.