{ "type": "water", "pwsid": "OH4002012", "name": "Jackson Co. Water Company-wtp", "county": "Jackson", "population": 15984, "producer": true, "source_class": "groundwater", "label": "Teays River Buried Valley Aquifer (own wells)", "bodies": [], "intakes": [], "wells": 3, "aquifer": "Teays River Aquifer", "notes": "About 98% of Jackson County Water Company's supply comes from its own wells in the Teays River Aquifer; the remainder is purchased from Scioto Water Inc.-Rose Hill, which itself draws groundwater from the Scioto River Valley Aquifer in Scioto County.", "urls": [ "https://qualitywatertreatment.com/pages/jackson-county-water-company-wtp-water-company-ohio", "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2024_CCR__II.pdf" ], "chain": [ "OH4002012" ], "plants": [ { "n": "Jackson Co. Water Company WTP", "a": "Jackson, Jackson County, OH (exact plant street address not verified)", "la": 39.0498, "lo": -82.6321, "pt": "approximate", "wb": "Teays River buried valley aquifer", "src": "Three wells drawing from the ancient Teays River buried-valley sand-and-gravel aquifer near Jackson", "cls": "groundwater", "in": [ { "n": "Jackson Well Field (Teays River Valley)", "wb": "Teays River (Lafayette) buried-valley aquifer - ancient pre-glacial river channel filled with sand and gravel", "role": "primary", "src": "Three wells near the Jackson plant tap the buried, glacially-filled channel of the ancient Teays River, supplying about 98% of the system's water. (3 wells)", "la": 39.0498, "lo": -82.6321, "pt": "plant", "sh": 98, "wells": [ "Well - Jackson Co Water-Wtp", "Well 2", "Well 3" ] } ] } ], "facts": { "hist": [ [ "c. 1971", "Founding is not stated outright; the 2021 CCR says Jackson County Water 'has been your water system you can depend on for 50 years' and every CCR from 2022 on says 'over 50 years,' which places the…" ], [ "2021", "Phase 8a completed: about 35,000 feet of waterline and 177 meters replaced in Coal, Washington and Lick Townships, plus two new wells installed in Jefferson Township, Ross County, using $6 million in…" ], [ "2023", "ARPA-funded project completed: a 3,000-foot line extension serving a small group of homes on Sickles Road, plus a bulk water vending station near Savageville and Sharonville Roads for residents who…" ], [ "2024", "PWS 4001903, the Scioto Water Inc. purchased-water line, was consolidated into the main PWS 4002012, leaving the company with two Ohio EPA-designated public water systems." ], [ "2025", "Phase 8b moved from design (where it had sat since at least 2022 for lack of funding) into construction in northern Jackson and western Vinton counties; the business office also cut over to a new…" ] ], "treat": "Source water for PWS 4002012 is groundwater from the Teays Valley buried-valley aquifer. It is pumped from the company wellfield to the Jackson County Water treatment plant (identified in the source water assessment as the Bronx Corner WTP), where it is softened, stabilized, filtered and…", "press": "Not published. The company reports no service pressure in psi in any CCR or on its website; the only pressure reference is advice to customers to watch for low pressure as a sign…", "rate": { "g": 17.05, "n": "Effective October 1, 2025: a $31.00 minimum bill (raised $0.50 from $30.50) covers 0-2,000 gallons, then $17.05 per 1,000 gal for 2,001-30,000; $16.20 for 30,001-50,000; $15.15…", "m": 65.1 }, "imp": [ [ "Combined Radium (Scioto Water-supplied…", "6.74", "pCi/L", "5", "2025", "Range 0-40.3 pCi/L. The reported level found exceeds the 5 pCi/L MCL, but the CCR records no violation for it - a…" ], [ "Alpha Emitters (Scioto Water-supplied…", "14.6", "pCi/L", "15", "2025", "Range 0-14.6 pCi/L; just under the MCL. Naturally occurring, from erosion of natural deposits." ], [ "Lead, 90th percentile (main plant, PWS…", "0.8", "ppb", "15 (action…", "2023", "Zero of 30 samples above the action level. Still the current result carried forward in the 2025 CCR." ], [ "Copper, 90th percentile (main plant…", "0.146", "ppm", "1.3 (action…", "2023", "Zero of 30 samples above the action level." ], [ "Lead (Scioto Water-supplied portion of…", "4.93", "ppb", "15 (action…", "2025", "Range ND-14.10 ppb; no violation. Highest lead numbers anywhere in the system, though still under the action level." ], [ "Lead, 90th percentile (Oak Hill / PWS…", "2", "ppb", "15 (action…", "2025", "Zero of 34 samples above the action level; range ND-14.10 ppb." ], [ "Total Trihalomethanes (main plant, PWS…", "8.5", "ppb", "80", "2025", "Range 6-11 ppb; chlorination byproduct, well below the MCL." ], [ "Total Trihalomethanes (Oak Hill / PWS…", "21.6", "ppb", "80", "2025", "Range 17.8-21.5 ppb; higher than the main plant but well below the MCL." ], [ "Fluoride (main plant)", "0.946", "ppm", "4", "2025", "Range 0.825-1.06 ppm. Water additive plus natural deposits." ], [ "Nitrate (main plant)", "<0.10", "ppm", "10", "2025", "Non-detect at the main plant; 1.41 ppm in the Scioto Water-supplied and Oak Hill areas. Both far below the MCL." ] ], "proj": [ [ "Phase 8b waterline project", null, "2025", "under construction", "Northern Jackson County and western Vinton County: replacement of undersized waterline, pump upgrades, a new water storage tank, and line extensions into an…" ], [ "Phase 8a waterline and wellfield project", 6000000, "2021", "completed", "About 35,000 feet of waterline and 177 meters replaced in Coal, Washington and Lick Townships, plus two new wells in Jefferson Township, Ross County, for…" ], [ "ARPA Sickles Road line extension and bulk water vending station", null, "2023", "completed", "A 3,000-foot extension serving a small group of Sickles Road residences, with a bulk water vending station near Savageville and Sharonville Roads. Funded…" ] ], "plan": [ [ "Expansion into areas surrounding the Phase 8b corridor", null, "", "proposed", "The 2025 CCR says Phase 8b 'sets a foundation for expansion into surrounding areas,' and the company's proposed-projects page says it will add specifics as the…" ] ], "stress": "Ohio EPA completed a source water assessment of the JCWC Bronx Corner WTP and Scioto Water Inc.-Rosehill supply and found the aquifer has HIGH susceptibility to contamination, on three grounds the CCR lists: a relatively thin protective layer of silty loam over the aquifer, a shallow depth of less than 15 feet below ground surface, and a…", "sew": { "s": "Jackson County Water Company is a water-only utility. It provides no sanitary sewer service, publishes no sewer rate, and no information about how its rural customers handle wastewater appears in any company document. Nothing further is asserted here.", "st": "Not applicable and not published; the company operates no storm sewer system." }, "fun": [ "Jackson County Water placed second in the state in the Ohio Rural Water Best Tasting Water Contest, per its 2024 report to customers.", "The company is a customer-owned cooperative governed by a nine-member volunteer Board of Trustees that meets at the business office on the third Monday of each month at 6 PM.", "It adds a sequestering additive and pays an independent lab to monitor the water's corrosivity, specifically so that lead and copper do not leach out of customers' own plumbing.", "Because so many customers live far off the road on long private service lines, the company gives out free toilet dye strips and includes leak insurance on customer accounts unless a customer cancels it.", "Until 2024 the company reported under three separate PWS numbers - 4002012, 4001803 and 4001903 - reflecting its own wells plus purchased water from Scioto Water Inc. and the Village of Oak Hill; 4001903 was folded into…" ], "src": { "history": [ "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2025_CCR__.pdf", "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2024_CCR__II.pdf", "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2023_CCR__.pdf", "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2022_CCR__.pdf" ], "treatment": [ "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2025_CCR__.pdf", "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2024_CCR__II.pdf" ], "pressure": [ "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2025_CCR__.pdf" ], "rates": [ "https://jacksoncountywater.net/rates-and-policies" ], "impurities": [ "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2025_CCR__.pdf" ], "projects": [ "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2025_CCR__.pdf", "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2023_CCR__.pdf", "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2021_CCR__.pdf", "https://jacksoncountywater.net/current-projects" ], "planned": [ "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2025_CCR__.pdf", "https://jacksoncountywater.net/proposed-projects" ], "water_stress": [ "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2025_CCR__.pdf", "https://jacksoncountywater.net/drought-contingency" ], "sewer": [ "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2025_CCR__.pdf", "https://jacksoncountywater.net/rates-and-policies" ], "fun_facts": [ "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2025_CCR__.pdf", "https://jacksoncountywater.net/documents/646/2024_CCR__II.pdf" ] } }, "zips_served": [ { "zip": "45682", "share": 0.2973, "dominant": true } ], "photo": { "url": "/photos/OH4002012.jpg", "caption": "The water tower in Jackson, Ohio, home of Jackson Co. 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