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  "name": "Le-ax Regional Water District",
  "county": "Athens",
  "population": 19311,
  "producer": true,
  "source_class": "groundwater",
  "label": "Hocking River Valley aquifer (horizontal collector wells)",
  "bodies": [
    "Hocking River"
  ],
  "intakes": [],
  "wells": 2,
  "aquifer": "Hocking River Valley aquifer",
  "notes": "Two horizontal collector wells ~200 ft south of the Hocking River in Dover Township, Athens County (same aquifer system as the City of Athens); no purchased water.",
  "urls": [
    "https://le-ax.com/information-2/",
    "https://le-ax.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CCR-2023.pdf"
  ],
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    "OH0501111"
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  "plants": [
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      "n": "Le-ax Regional Water District Treatment Plant",
      "a": "Albany, Athens County, OH (district office/service area; exact plant address not verified)",
      "la": 39.2278,
      "lo": -82.2029,
      "pt": "approximate",
      "wb": "Hocking River (alluvial/buried valley aquifer)",
      "src": "Groundwater under the influence of surface water, drawn by horizontal collector wells in the Hocking River valley aquifer serving rural Athens County",
      "cls": "groundwater",
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        {
          "n": "Hocking River horizontal collector well field",
          "wb": "Hocking River valley alluvial aquifer (shallow sand/gravel, groundwater under the influence of surface water; less than ~15 ft deep, no…",
          "role": "primary",
          "src": "Two Layne-built horizontal (Ranney-type) collector wells about 200 feet south of the Hocking River in Dover Township, Athens County; Collector Well 1 (built 1997, design ~2.9 MGD) and Collector Well 2 (built 2010, up to ~5.8 MGD); aquifer rated… (2 wells)",
          "la": 39.2278,
          "lo": -82.2029,
          "pt": "approximate",
          "wells": [
            "Well 1",
            "Well 2"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "share": 0.2186,
      "dominant": true
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      "share": 0.0043,
      "dominant": false
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  "api": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/water/OH0501111.json",
  "generated": "2026-09-16",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 for the compilation; each source keeps its own terms",
  "cite": "Cracked Buckeye (Open Shower Co), \"Le-ax Regional Water District · OH0501111\", https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH0501111/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].",
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