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Treated at the plant on Terex Rd for iron/manganese removal… (5 wells)", "la": 41.2373, "lo": -81.465, "pt": "approximate", "sh": 100, "wells": [ "Well 1", "Well 2", "Well 3", "Well 4", "Well 5" ] } ] } ], "facts": { "hist": [], "treat": "", "press": "", "rate": { "g": 5.19, "n": "Codified Ordinance 1040.01, as amended by Ord. 22-147 (passed 12-6-22), sets a single five-year schedule for all metered customers. For 2026 a residential 5/8- or 3/4-inch account…", "m": 50.64 }, "imp": [], "proj": [ [ "Transfer of sanitary sewer system to Summit County DOSSS", null, "2016", "completed", "Effective January 1, 2016; the county now operates the system and does all sewer billing." ], [ "Ord. 22-147 blended five-year water rate schedule", null, "2022", "completed", "Adopted 12-6-22; replaced separate existing/expanded service area schedules with one table for 2023-2027 (about 6% per year), then 2% annually from 2028." ], [ "E. coli Level 2 Assessment and corrective actions", null, "2025", "completed", "Lateral and internal piping at the affected property investigated and flushed, internal system flushed, and sampling procedures retrained. All three required…" ] ], "plan": [], "stress": "", "sew": { "s": "", "st": "" }, "fun": [ "Hudson's own water department serves only the central part of town -- roughly 2,300 to 3,500 accounts -- while Akron, Cleveland and Stow water serve the north, south, east and northwest edges of the city.", "Zeolite softeners treat about 80% of Hudson's water, dropping hardness from roughly 500 mg/L to about 130 mg/L; most plants do not soften at all.", "Hudson's first water and sewer system was a 1912 gift from coal millionaire James W. Ellsworth, who came home in 1907 to a town with no paved streets, no electricity and no water service and set about rebuilding it.", "A single E. coli-positive repeat sample in August 2025 was enough to put Hudson in MCL violation and force a full state-mandated Level 2 Assessment; the three follow-up samples came back clean.", "Hudson's water code charges $3.50 a month to property owners who are not connected to the system at all, so long as they sit within 600 feet of a city hydrant." ], "src": { "history": [ "https://www.hudson.oh.us/DocumentCenter/View/14613/Hudson-Annual-Water-Quality-Report-2025", "https://www.hudson.oh.us/127/Water-Resources", "https://www.hudson.oh.us/822/Sewer", "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/hudsonoh/latest/hudson_oh/0-0-0-40460" ], "treatment": [ "https://www.hudson.oh.us/938/Behind-the-Scenes-of-Water-Treatment", "https://www.hudson.oh.us/127/Water-Resources", "https://www.hudson.oh.us/DocumentCenter/View/14613/Hudson-Annual-Water-Quality-Report-2025" ], "pressure": [ "https://www.hudson.oh.us/DocumentCenter/View/14613/Hudson-Annual-Water-Quality-Report-2025", "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/hudsonoh/latest/hudson_oh/0-0-0-39906" ], "rates": [ "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/hudsonoh/latest/hudson_oh/0-0-0-40460" ], "impurities": [ "https://www.hudson.oh.us/DocumentCenter/View/14613/Hudson-Annual-Water-Quality-Report-2025" ], "projects": [ "https://www.hudson.oh.us/822/Sewer", "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/hudsonoh/latest/hudson_oh/0-0-0-40460", "https://www.hudson.oh.us/DocumentCenter/View/14613/Hudson-Annual-Water-Quality-Report-2025" ], "water_stress": [ "https://www.hudson.oh.us/DocumentCenter/View/14613/Hudson-Annual-Water-Quality-Report-2025" ], "sewer": [ "https://www.hudson.oh.us/822/Sewer", "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/hudsonoh/latest/hudson_oh/0-0-0-39906" ], "fun_facts": [ "https://www.hudson.oh.us/127/Water-Resources", "https://www.hudson.oh.us/938/Behind-the-Scenes-of-Water-Treatment", "https://www.hudson.oh.us/DocumentCenter/View/14613/Hudson-Annual-Water-Quality-Report-2025", "https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/hudsonoh/latest/hudson_oh/0-0-0-40460" ] } }, "zips_served": [ { "zip": "44236", "share": 0.3006, "dominant": true } ], "photo": { "url": "/photos/OH7701612.jpg", "caption": "The historic clock tower landmark in downtown Hudson, Ohio", "credit": "stu spivack\n\nderivative work: MrPanyGoff", "license": "CC BY-SA 2.0" }, "url": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH7701612/", "api": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/water/OH7701612.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), \"Hudson City · OH7701612\", https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH7701612/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].", "schema": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/schema.json" }