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  "name": "Northern Ohio Rural Water",
  "county": "Huron",
  "population": 18224,
  "producer": false,
  "source_class": "erie",
  "label": "Lake Erie",
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  ],
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  "wells": null,
  "aquifer": "",
  "notes": "Both major sellers (Lorain and Elyria) draw raw water from Lake Erie intakes; a smaller purchase from New London Village PWS supplements supply but its own source was not verified. Could not confirm exact majority split between Lorain and Elyria for Northern Ohio Rural Water.",
  "urls": [
    "https://www.cityoflorain.org/185/Water-Purification",
    "https://www.cityofelyria.org/department/water-pumping/history-of-the-elyria-water-plant/"
  ],
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      "n": "City of Elyria Water Pumping Plant (wholesale supplier)",
      "a": "3628 West Erie Avenue, Lorain, OH 44053",
      "la": 41.4756,
      "lo": -82.1806,
      "pt": "plant",
      "wb": "Lake Erie",
      "src": "Lake Erie, via twin intake pipes (24-inch and 42-inch) extending about 1,500 feet offshore near the Elyria pumping station on West Erie Avenue in Lorain",
      "cls": "erie",
      "k": "OH4700411#0",
      "of": "OH4700411"
    },
    {
      "n": "City of Lorain Water Treatment Plant (wholesale supplier)",
      "a": "200 W Erie Avenue, Lorain, OH 44052 (Lorain Utilities Dept. administrative address; treatment plant is on the Lake Erie…",
      "la": 41.4822,
      "lo": -82.1876,
      "pt": "approximate",
      "wb": "Lake Erie",
      "src": "Lake Erie, drawn from an intake crib about 2,800 feet offshore of Lorain (26.5 feet deep), outside the harbor breakwall, with the Black River as a secondary backup source",
      "cls": "erie",
      "k": "OH4700711#0",
      "of": "OH4700711"
    },
    {
      "n": "Village of New London Water Treatment Plant (wholesale supplier)",
      "a": "115 East Main Street, New London, OH 44851 (village hall address; treatment plant draws from New London Reservoir…",
      "la": 41.0817,
      "lo": -82.5647,
      "pt": "intake",
      "wb": "New London Reservoir (an upground reservoir on the Vermilion River)",
      "src": "New London Reservoir, an artificial upground reservoir fed by the Vermilion River, about one mile east of US-250 on Town Line Road in New London Township, Huron County",
      "cls": "reservoir",
      "k": "OH3902611#0",
      "of": "OH3902611"
    }
  ],
  "facts": {},
  "zips_served": [
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      "share": 0.0594,
      "dominant": false
    }
  ],
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  "url": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH3902403/",
  "api": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/water/OH3902403.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), \"Northern Ohio Rural Water · OH3902403\", https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH3902403/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].",
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