{ "type": "water", "pwsid": "OH2503203", "name": "Reynoldsburg City", "county": "Franklin", "population": 37847, "producer": false, "source_class": "river", "label": "Scioto River (Griggs & O'Shaughnessy), Hoover Reservoir on Big Walnut Ck, plus wells", "bodies": [ "Scioto River", "Griggs Reservoir", "O'Shaughnessy Reservoir", "Hoover Reservoir", "Big Walnut Creek", "Alum Creek" ], "intakes": [], "wells": null, "aquifer": "", "notes": "Reynoldsburg buys 100% of its finished water from the City of Columbus (SDWIS code SWP, sole buys_from entry, zero own wells/intakes); ultimate source traces to Columbus's Scioto River / Hoover Reservoir (Big Walnut & Alum Creek) supply.", "urls": [ "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/Water-Sewer-and-Stormwater/Water-Treatment" ], "chain": [ "OH2503203", "OH2504412" ], "plants": [], "facts": { "hist": [ [ "1908", "Griggs Dam dedicated on the Scioto River, the first of the Columbus reservoirs that would eventually supply suburbs like Reynoldsburg." ], [ "1955", "Hoover Dam on Big Walnut Creek dedicated; Hoover Reservoir now feeds the Hap Cremean plant that supplies most of Reynoldsburg." ], [ "1960s", "Columbus built four Ranney collector wells in southern Franklin County, part of the groundwater supply behind the Parsons Avenue plant." ], [ "2024", "Sewer rates rose 6% on Jan. 1 and the capital improvement fee rose 50% in August, funding a five-year sewer rehabilitation program." ], [ "2025", "Ordinance 61-2025, passed Dec. 15, set the water rate at $12.55 per 1,000 gallons effective Jan. 1, 2026." ] ], "treat": "Buys 100% finished water from Columbus through six master meters. Water entering on E. Main and E. Broad comes from the Hap Cremean plant (Hoover Reservoir surface water); water on SR 256 from the Parsons Avenue plant (groundwater). Reynoldsburg monitors chlorine daily.", "press": "Not published. Reynoldsburg buys finished water through six master meters and operates only distribution, so pressure is set by Columbus's supply at those meters.", "rate": { "g": 12.55, "n": "Ordinance 61-2025: $12.55 per 1,000 gallons effective Jan. 1, 2026, 10% senior discount on the first 10,000 gal. Sewer $12.20; stormwater $20.25 per quarter.", "m": null }, "imp": [ [ "Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)", "67", "ppb", "80", "2025", "Reynoldsburg distribution system; range 29.4-78.5 ppb - closest result to an MCL." ], [ "Haloacetic acids (HAA5)", "34", "ppb", "60", "2025", "Reynoldsburg distribution system; range 8.4-43.8 ppb." ], [ "Lead", "2.060", "ppb", "15 (action…", "2023", "90th percentile; 1 of 324 sites over the AL, one sample at 21.9 ppb." ], [ "Copper", "0.0323", "ppm", "1.3 (action…", "2023", "90th percentile; 0 of 32 sites above the action level." ], [ "Nitrate", "1.4", "ppm", "10", "2025", "Hap Cremean plant, range ND-1.4; not detected at Parsons Avenue." ], [ "Chlorine", "1.02", "ppm", "4 (MRDL)", "2025", "Reynoldsburg distribution residual; range 0.69-1.22 ppm." ], [ "Fluoride", "0.97", "ppm", "4", "2025", "Hap Cremean plant; 0.98 ppm at Parsons Avenue. Added for dental health." ], [ "Turbidity", "0.68", "NTU", "0.3 (treatment…", "2025", "Highest single result at Hap Cremean; 97% of monthly samples met the limit." ] ], "proj": [ [ "Five-year sanitary sewer rehabilitation program", 4220000, "2025-2029", "under construction", "Area sewer rehab across 14 neighborhoods plus manhole rehab and annual inspection/cleaning; $2.5M from cash on hand, $1.72M rate-funded." ] ], "plan": [ [ "Sewer rate adjustment to fund the capital program", null, "2025", "proposed", "Baker Tilly modeled 12% or 26% increases, lifting the average monthly residential sewer bill from $45.48 to $50.94 or $57.30." ] ], "stress": "Risk is inherited from Columbus: the CCR rates the Scioto River, Big Walnut Creek and the Parsons Avenue aquifer as highly susceptible to spills, the aquifer because no significant clay layer protects it. Columbus says it will add PFAS treatment if 2027 monitoring shows it cannot meet the 2029 limits.", "sew": { "s": "No treatment plant of its own: Reynoldsburg collects sewage in 143.8 miles of city sanitary sewer and pays Columbus to treat it, about $6.0 million budgeted for the 2025 treatment contract. Columbus's combined sewers and 19 CSO outfalls are in its older core, not in Reynoldsburg.", "st": "Separate storm system billed as its own utility at $20.25 per quarter for residential customers in 2026. No major flooding problems were found in the sources reviewed." }, "fun": [ "Reynoldsburg is the 'Birthplace of the Tomato' - Alexander W. Livingston bred the Paragon there, billed as the first tomato bred for commercial use.", "The city owns no wells, no intake and no treatment plant: every drop arrives finished from Columbus through six master meters - 1.273 billion gallons in 2025.", "Which Columbus plant serves you depends on your street: E. Main and E. Broad get Hoover Reservoir surface water, State Route 256 gets Parsons Avenue groundwater.", "Reynoldsburg maintains 145.1 miles of water line and 143.8 miles of sanitary sewer but treats none of the water or sewage moving through them." ] }, "zips_served": [ { "zip": "43068", "share": 0.6819, "dominant": true }, { "zip": "43004", "share": 0.0123, "dominant": false }, { "zip": "43213", "share": 0.0003, "dominant": false }, { "zip": "43232", "share": 0.0001, "dominant": false } ], "photo": { "url": "/photos/OH2503203.jpg", "caption": "Griggs Dam on the Scioto River, part of Columbus's Griggs Reservoir supply that reaches Reynoldsburg", "credit": "JlNPhotos", "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0" }, "url": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH2503203/", "api": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/water/OH2503203.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), \"Reynoldsburg City · OH2503203\", https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH2503203/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].", "schema": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/schema.json" }