{ "type": "water", "pwsid": "OH8304112", "name": "Lebanon City", "county": "Warren", "population": 20700, "producer": false, "source_class": "ohio", "label": "Ohio River + Great Miami Aquifer (via Cincinnati GCWW)", "bodies": [ "Ohio River", "Great Miami Aquifer (Bolton Well Field)" ], "intakes": [], "wells": null, "aquifer": "Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer (Bolton Well Field, blended with Ohio River water)", "notes": "Lebanon buys 100% of its water wholesale from GCWW under a 40-year agreement (up to 7 MGD); GCWW itself blends Ohio River surface water (Richard Miller Plant) with Great Miami Aquifer groundwater (Bolton Plant).", "urls": [ "https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/water/news/lebanon-water-works-officials-celebrate-water-service-and-partnership/", "https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/water/water-quality-and-treatment/water-sources-resource-protection/" ], "chain": [ "OH8304112", "OH3102612" ], "plants": [], "facts": { "hist": [ [ "2004", "The City of Lebanon established its stormwater utility to address a backlog of stormwater infrastructure needs and comply with EPA-mandated stormwater quality requirements." ], [ "fall 2010", "Construction began on 40,000 feet of water main and a new pump station to bring Greater Cincinnati Water Works water from the Richard Miller Treatment Plant to Lebanon; it finished three months ahead…" ], [ "October 23…", "Officials from Lebanon and GCWW turned the valve together to celebrate the start of water service and the regional partnership. GCWW agreed to provide up to 7 million gallons a day for 40 years.…" ], [ "2025", "Lebanon drew water through its emergency backup connection with Warren County during the year, alongside its GCWW supply. Lebanon and GCWW both held unconditional Ohio EPA licenses and were in…" ], [ "January 1…", "Current water, sewer and stormwater rate schedule took effect." ] ], "treat": "Lebanon does not treat its own drinking water; it purchases finished potable water wholesale from Greater Cincinnati Water Works. GCWW's supply is a blend of Ohio River surface water treated at the Richard Miller Treatment Plant (about 88% of GCWW's water) and groundwater from the Bolton Well Field…", "press": "Not published. No Lebanon or GCWW pressure-zone map or psi figure was found in the sources reviewed.", "rate": { "g": 6.92, "n": "Effective January 1, 2026. Inside the corporation limits, the water minimum covers the first 2,500 gallons and is set by meter size, from $21.71 (5/8-inch) up to $3,044.45…", "m": 39.01 }, "imp": [ [ "Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)", "51.65", "ppb", "80", "2025", "Lebanon distribution system; range 26.4-68.4 ppb. The highest single result is within 15% of the MCL, the sharpest…" ], [ "Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)", "9.475", "ppb", "60", "2025", "Lebanon distribution system; range 0-12.6 ppb." ], [ "Chlorine, Total", "0.91", "ppm", "4 (MRDL)", "2025", "Lebanon distribution system; range 0.65-0.91 ppm." ], [ "Lead (90th percentile)", "1.2", "ppb", "15 (AL)", "2025", "0 of 30 samples over the action level; Lebanon reports no lead or galvanized service lines requiring replacement." ], [ "Copper (90th percentile)", "0.025", "ppm", "1.3 (AL)", "2025", "0 of 30 samples over the action level." ], [ "Fluoride", "0.88", "ppm", "4", "2025", "GCWW Miller (Ohio River) plant water; range 0.65-1.06 ppm. Bolton plant water was 0.86 ppm, range 0.3-1.0." ], [ "Nitrate", "1.1", "ppm", "10", "2025", "GCWW Miller plant water; range 0.48-1.10 ppm. Bolton plant water was 1.25 ppm." ], [ "Barium", "0.03", "ppm", "2", "2025", "GCWW Miller plant water. Bolton plant water was 0.01 ppm." ], [ "Turbidity", "0.16", "NTU", "1 (TT max; 0.3…", "2025", "GCWW Miller plant; range 0.04-0.16 NTU, and 100% of monthly samples met the limit." ], [ "Total Organic Carbon", "3.32", "removal…", "TT (ratio must…", "2025", "GCWW Miller plant; range 1.88-3.32. A value above 1 means the TOC removal requirement was met." ] ], "proj": [], "plan": [ [ "Aeration improvements at the wastewater treatment plant", null, "2026-2027", "planned", "Carried on both the 2026 and 2027 Lebanon City Council goals under Improve Infrastructure & Facilities. No cost published." ], [ "Sewer System Master Plan update", null, "2026-2027", "planned", "Listed in the 2026 council goals as an update and again in 2027. No cost published." ], [ "Water main replacements in conjunction with the road program", null, "2026-2027", "planned", "Part of the city's aggressive water-main replacement program for aging infrastructure, executed alongside annual paving. Cost is carried in the CIP, which was…" ] ], "stress": "Lebanon's source is not stressed. It draws on GCWW, which serves more than 1.1 million people, produces about 133 million gallons a day and can treat up to 280 million, from the Ohio River plus the Great Miami Aquifer. Lebanon's own exposure is contractual and structural rather than hydrologic: its wholesale agreement is capped at 7 MGD…", "sew": { "s": "The City of Lebanon operates its own sanitary collection system and wastewater treatment plant. The collection system is more than 100 miles of sanitary sewer main, 14 miles of sanitary force main and seven pump stations. Aeration improvements at the WWTP and an update of the Sewer System Master Plan are on the 2026 and 2027 council goal…", "st": "Lebanon runs a separate stormwater utility, established in 2004 to address a backlog of stormwater infrastructure needs and to comply with EPA-mandated stormwater quality requirements. It maintains 92 miles of storm sewer main. Residential customers pay a…" }, "fun": [ "Lebanon hasn't treated a drop of its own drinking water since October 2012, when city and Cincinnati officials turned a valve together to start a 40-year, up-to-7-million-gallons-a-day wholesale deal.", "The pipeline that made that possible -- 40,000 feet of water main plus a new pump station -- was built starting in fall 2010 and finished three months ahead of schedule.", "Lebanon tap water is a blend: about 88% Ohio River water filtered through granular activated carbon at Cincinnati's Miller plant, about 12% groundwater lime-softened at the Bolton plant from a Great Miami Aquifer well…", "GCWW was the first water utility in the nation to use granular activated carbon with on-site reactivation, and it added UV disinfection after sand filtration and GAC.", "Buying its water didn't make Lebanon a bystander: the city still owns and maintains about 110 miles of pipe, four booster stations and four water towers for roughly 7,300 accounts, and ran over 1,000 of its own water…" ], "src": { "history": [ "https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/water/news/lebanon-water-works-officials-celebrate-water-service-and-partnership/", "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/Departments/Waste%20&%20Wastewater/2025%20CCR%20Water%20Quality%20Report.pdf", "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/departments/service/utility_service_rates/stormwater_rates.php", "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/departments/service/utility_service_rates/water___sewer_rates.php" ], "treatment": [ "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/Departments/Waste%20&%20Wastewater/2025%20CCR%20Water%20Quality%20Report.pdf", "https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/water/water-quality-and-treatment/water-sources-resource-protection/", "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/departments/water___wastewater/index.php" ], "rates": [ "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/departments/service/utility_service_rates/water___sewer_rates.php", "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/departments/service/utility_service_rates/stormwater_rates.php" ], "impurities": [ "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/Departments/Waste%20&%20Wastewater/2025%20CCR%20Water%20Quality%20Report.pdf", "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/news_detail_T8_R737.php" ], "planned": [ "https://cms8.revize.com/revize/lebanonoh/Departments/City%20Manager%20Office/Goals%202026%20-%20Final.pdf", "https://cms8.revize.com/revize/lebanonoh/Departments/City%20Manager%20Office/Goals%202027%20-%20Final.pdf", "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/departments/water___wastewater/index.php" ], "water_stress": [ "https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/water/news/lebanon-water-works-officials-celebrate-water-service-and-partnership/", "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/Departments/Waste%20&%20Wastewater/2025%20CCR%20Water%20Quality%20Report.pdf", "https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/water/water-quality-and-treatment/water-sources-resource-protection/" ], "sewer": [ "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/departments/water___wastewater/index.php", "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/departments/water___wastewater/sanitary_collection___stormwater_systems/preventative_maintenance___sewer_overflow.php", "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/departments/service/utility_service_rates/stormwater_rates.php", "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/departments/service/utility_service_rates/water___sewer_rates.php" ], "fun_facts": [ "https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/water/news/lebanon-water-works-officials-celebrate-water-service-and-partnership/", "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/Departments/Waste%20&%20Wastewater/2025%20CCR%20Water%20Quality%20Report.pdf", "https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/water/water-quality-and-treatment/water-sources-resource-protection/", "https://www.lebanonohio.gov/departments/water___wastewater/index.php" ] } }, "zips_served": [ { "zip": "45036", "share": 0.4661, "dominant": true } ], "photo": { "url": "/photos/OH8304112.jpg", "caption": "Historic building on Main Street in downtown Lebanon, Ohio", "credit": "Nyttend", "license": "Public domain" }, "url": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH8304112/", "api": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/water/OH8304112.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), \"Lebanon City · OH8304112\", https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/OH8304112/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].", "schema": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/schema.json" }