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  "type": "water",
  "pwsid": "OH1301312",
  "name": "Tate-monroe Water Association",
  "county": "Clermont",
  "population": 24092,
  "producer": true,
  "source_class": "groundwater",
  "label": "Ohio River valley aquifer (collector/vertical wells)",
  "bodies": [
    "Ohio River (aquifer recharge source)"
  ],
  "intakes": [],
  "wells": 12,
  "aquifer": "Ohio River valley aquifer",
  "notes": "Tate-Monroe Water Association operates 11 vertical wells and 1 Ranney-type collector well along the Ohio River near Clermontville/Moscow, drawing from the Ohio River valley alluvial aquifer (groundwater under the influence of the river).",
  "urls": [
    "https://www.tatemonroe.com/about/",
    "https://www.tatemonroe.com/faq/"
  ],
  "chain": [
    "OH1301312"
  ],
  "plants": [
    {
      "n": "Tate-Monroe Water Association (Idlett Hill and Freedom Crossing treatment plants",
      "a": "2120 Idlett Hill Road, New Richmond, OH 45157 (Idlett Hill plant / association office); second plant at 1865 US 52…",
      "la": 38.9335,
      "lo": -84.2478,
      "pt": "plant",
      "wb": "Ohio River valley aquifer (buried sand-and-gravel valley fill beside the Ohio River)",
      "src": "Eleven vertical wells and one collector well in the Ohio River valley aquifer at Clermontville and Moscow",
      "cls": "groundwater",
      "in": [
        {
          "n": "Clermontville / Idlett Hill Well Field",
          "wb": "Ohio River valley aquifer (sand and gravel)",
          "role": "primary",
          "src": "Eleven vertical wells along the Ohio River near Clermontville, feeding the Idlett Hill treatment plant (also the association office) (11 wells)",
          "la": 38.9335,
          "lo": -84.2478,
          "pt": "plant",
          "wells": [
            "Well 1",
            "Well 2",
            "Well 3",
            "Well 4",
            "Well 5",
            "Well 6",
            "Well 7",
            "Well 8",
            "Well 9",
            "Well 12",
            "Well 13"
          ]
        },
        {
          "n": "Moscow Collector Well Field",
          "wb": "Ohio River valley aquifer (sand and gravel)",
          "role": "secondary",
          "src": "One large-diameter horizontal collector well near Moscow feeding the Freedom Crossing Membrane Treatment Facility (1 well)",
          "la": 38.9788,
          "lo": -84.0577,
          "pt": "approximate",
          "wells": [
            "Tate Monroe Water Association Stu 2 Well"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "facts": {
    "hist": [
      [
        "1969-1970",
        "Tate Monroe Water Assn., Inc. constructed with 179 miles of water main; at that time the largest private water system in Ohio."
      ],
      [
        "c. 2005",
        "Within thirty-five years the system had doubled to 358 miles of main across eight townships, serving over 8,500 customers."
      ],
      [
        "2024",
        "Service line inventory completed: no lead, no galvanized-requiring-replacement and no unknown-material service lines anywhere in the distribution system, established from construction and plumbing…"
      ],
      [
        "2026",
        "New rate schedule effective July 1, 2026: $30.28 bi-monthly minimum on a 5/8\" meter, water usage $7.57 per 1,000 gallons, and $7.21 per 1,000 gallons for usage over the minimum charge."
      ]
    ],
    "treat": "Groundwater from the Ohio River Valley aquifer: eleven vertical wells and one collector well sited along the Ohio River at Clermontville and near Moscow. Water is treated at two plants - Idlett Hill Treatment Plant (2120 Idlett Hill Road, New Richmond) and Freedom Crossing Treatment Plant (1865 US…",
    "press": "Not published - no psi figure appears on the association's site or in its water quality report. The system does report two booster pumping stations and sixteen pressure-reducing…",
    "rate": {
      "g": 7.57,
      "n": "From the association's 'Water Rates & Service Charges' sheet, effective July 1, 2026. 5/8\" meter: $30.28 bi-monthly minimum charge, water usage $7.57 per 1,000 gallons; all usage…",
      "m": 29.56
    },
    "imp": [
      [
        "Fluoride (Idlett Hill plant)",
        "1.08",
        "ppm",
        "4.0 (MCL)",
        "2024",
        "Range 0.84-1.12; added to promote strong teeth."
      ],
      [
        "Fluoride (Freedom Crossing plant)",
        "1.04",
        "ppm",
        "4.0 (MCL)",
        "2024",
        "Range 0.80-1.08."
      ],
      [
        "Nitrate (Freedom Crossing plant)",
        "0.2",
        "ppm",
        "10 (MCL)",
        "2024",
        "Fertilizer runoff, septic/sewage leaching, natural deposits."
      ],
      [
        "Barium (Idlett Hill / Freedom Crossing)",
        "0.04 / 0.018",
        "ppm",
        "2 (MCL)",
        "2023",
        "Reported separately for the two plants."
      ],
      [
        "Gross alpha (Freedom Crossing plant)",
        "3.5",
        "pCi/L",
        "15 (MCL)",
        "2020",
        "Erosion of natural deposits."
      ],
      [
        "Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)",
        "22.65",
        "ppb",
        "80 (MCL)",
        "2024",
        "Distribution average; range 4.9-40.4, the widest swing in the table."
      ],
      [
        "Haloacetic acids (HAA5)",
        "4.9",
        "ppb",
        "60 (MCL)",
        "2024",
        "Range nd-9.8."
      ],
      [
        "Total chlorine",
        "1.10",
        "ppm",
        "4.0 (MRDL)",
        "2024",
        "Range 1.02-1.15."
      ],
      [
        "Lead (90th percentile)",
        "0",
        "ppb",
        "15 (action…",
        "2023",
        "Compliance period 6/1/2023-9/30/2023; individual results nd-6.5; 0 of 30 samples above the action level."
      ],
      [
        "Copper (90th percentile)",
        "0.24",
        "ppm",
        "1.3 (action…",
        "2023",
        "Range 0.010-0.670; 0 of 30 samples above the action level."
      ]
    ],
    "proj": [],
    "plan": [],
    "stress": "Correction to the previous draft. TMWA's own water quality report states that the aquifer supplying its wells 'has a high susceptibility to contamination, due to the nature of the aquifer in which the drinking water wells are located and the existing potential contaminant sources identified.' That is inherent to a shallow riverbank…",
    "sew": {
      "s": "None - Tate Monroe is a water-only member-owned association. Its published rate schedule and services cover water service only; sanitary sewer in southern Clermont County is provided by other entities (the Clermont County Water Resources Department serves parts of the county), not by TMWA.",
      "st": "Not applicable - the association operates no storm sewer utility and publishes no stormwater program. The previous draft's statement about member townships relying on on-site septic systems was unsourced and has been removed."
    },
    "fun": [
      "Built in 1969-1970 with 179 miles of pipe, Tate Monroe was then the largest private water system in Ohio; it has since grown to about 418 miles of main serving over 9,000 customers across eight townships.",
      "Its wells sit right beside the Ohio River at Clermontville and Moscow - eleven vertical wells plus one collector well - so the supply is effectively river water filtered through the riverbank aquifer.",
      "It is a member-owned nonprofit rather than a city utility: customers pay a $10 membership fee, the board meets the second Tuesday of every month, and any member can call and ask to be put on the agenda.",
      "Sixteen pressure-reducing stations and two booster stations are needed to manage the hills of southern Clermont County, backed by about 4.95 million gallons of storage.",
      "The association reports no lead, no galvanized-requiring-replacement and no unknown-material service lines anywhere in its distribution system - unusual for a system of this age."
    ],
    "src": {
      "history": [
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/about/",
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/TateMonroeRateSheet-2026.pdf",
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CCR_2024.pdf"
      ],
      "treatment": [
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/about/",
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/faq/",
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/water-treatment-process/",
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CCR_2024.pdf"
      ],
      "pressure": [
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/about/"
      ],
      "rates": [
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/TateMonroeRateSheet-2026.pdf",
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/rates-rules-regulations/"
      ],
      "impurities": [
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CCR_2024.pdf"
      ],
      "water_stress": [
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CCR_2024.pdf"
      ],
      "sewer": [
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/rates-rules-regulations/",
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/about/"
      ],
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        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/about/",
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CCR_2024.pdf",
        "https://www.tatemonroe.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/TateMonroeRateSheet-2026.pdf"
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    "caption": "The Ohio River seen from Front Street in New Richmond, Ohio",
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