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  "type": "water",
  "pwsid": "PA6430054",
  "name": "Aqua Pennsylvania - Shenango Valley (Sharon, PA)",
  "county": "Pennsylvania",
  "population": 48000,
  "producer": true,
  "source_class": "river",
  "label": "Shenango River / Shenango River Lake (Pymatuning area) surface intake",
  "bodies": [
    "Shenango River",
    "Shenango River Lake"
  ],
  "intakes": [
    "Shenango River"
  ],
  "wells": 0,
  "aquifer": "",
  "notes": "Aqua PA's Shenango Valley WTP in Sharon, PA draws raw water from the Shenango River, whose flow is regulated by the Shenango River Lake reservoir (near Pymatuning); this system is outside Ohio (serves NW Pennsylvania and reportedly some Ohio border customers), so PWSID prefix is PA not OH.",
  "urls": [
    "https://www.aquawater.com/news/aqua-pennsylvania-celebrates-completion-shenango-valley-water-treatment-plant-improvement",
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenango_River_Lake"
  ],
  "chain": [
    "PA6430054"
  ],
  "plants": [],
  "facts": {
    "hist": [
      [
        "1938",
        "The Flood Control Acts of 1938 authorized Shenango River Lake, the Corps of Engineers reservoir on the river upstream of this plant."
      ],
      [
        "1965",
        "The US Army Corps of Engineers completed the Shenango River Lake dam for flood control; the 3,560-acre lake straddles Mercer County, Pa. and Trumbull County, Ohio."
      ],
      [
        "2026",
        "Aqua Pennsylvania celebrated completion of a nearly $35 million improvement project at the Shenango Valley Water Treatment Plant on May 21, 2026."
      ]
    ],
    "treat": "Surface water treatment at the Shenango Valley Water Treatment Plant in Sharon, Pa., serving more than 50,000 residents in the Shenango Valley and eastern Ohio. The recent upgrade added a 700,000-gallon raw water basin and modernized electrical systems and controls, which Aqua says enhances…",
    "press": "Not published in sources reviewed.",
    "rate": {
      "g": null,
      "n": "Pa. PUC approved $73 million in additional annual revenue for Aqua PA (about 42% below the $126.7 million requested) in Feb. 2025: $48M water, $25M wastewater. Residential water…",
      "m": 90.86
    },
    "imp": [],
    "proj": [
      [
        "Shenango Valley Water Treatment Plant improvement project",
        35000000,
        "2026",
        "completed",
        "Nearly $35 million: new 700,000-gallon raw water basin plus modernized electrical systems and controls. Completion celebrated May 21, 2026."
      ]
    ],
    "plan": [],
    "stress": "The plant relies on a surface intake on the Shenango River below the Corps of Engineers' Shenango River Lake, so it is exposed to the seasonal flow and quality swings of a river source. Aqua built the new 700,000-gallon raw water basin specifically to improve the plant's ability to handle naturally changing source water conditions. No…",
    "sew": {
      "s": "Not covered by sources reviewed. This PWSID is a water-only Aqua Pennsylvania system; sanitary sewer service in Sharon, Pa. is provided separately.",
      "st": "Not covered by sources reviewed."
    },
    "fun": [
      "This is one of the rare entries in an Ohio tap water dataset that is not an Ohio utility — it is an Aqua Pennsylvania system (PA PWSID prefix) whose Sharon plant serves more than 50,000 residents across the Shenango…",
      "Shenango River Lake, the Corps of Engineers flood-control reservoir upstream of the plant, literally straddles the state line, sitting in both Mercer County, Pa. and Trumbull County, Ohio.",
      "The 2026 upgrade added a 700,000-gallon raw water basin — a buffer of stored untreated water that lets the plant ride out swings in river quality instead of treating whatever the river delivers that day."
    ]
  },
  "zips_served": [],
  "photo": {
    "url": "/photos/PA6430054.jpg",
    "caption": "Shenango River Lake, Pennsylvania/Ohio border region",
    "credit": "United States. Army. Corps Of Engineers. Pittsburgh District",
    "license": "Public domain"
  },
  "url": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/PA6430054/",
  "api": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/water/PA6430054.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), \"Aqua Pennsylvania - Shenango Valley (Sharon, PA) · PA6430054\", https://crackedbuckeye.com/water/PA6430054/, built 2026-09-16, accessed [date].",
  "schema": "https://crackedbuckeye.com/api/schema.json"
}