Water system
Roseville
EPA ID OH6002112 · Muskingum County · 1,852 people served
Roseville buys its water from Muskingum County Water - Se.
The system's record
- Aquifer
- Muskingum River valley sand-and-gravel aquifer
- Water bodies
- Muskingum River
- Active wells
- 5
- Serves
- 21,540 people · Muskingum County
- EPA ID
- OH6000412
4-5 self-supporting wells one mile north of Duncan Falls along the Muskingum River floodplain; Ohio EPA notes high contamination susceptibility due to shallow, unprotected aquifer.
About this area's water Muskingum County Water - Se
Did you know
- The wells feeding the whole county sit less than 20 feet below the Muskingum River floodplain with no clay or shale cap over them -- Ohio EPA rates the aquifer 'high susceptibility,' though no contamination event has…
- The system started in January 1972 with about 1,000 customers on 35 miles of line fed by two wells; today one plant on Wayne Ridge Road feeds more than 10,000 customers over 460-plus miles of pipe.
- Since 2017 the Southeast system has been connected across the Muskingum River to supply the Northwest system, so the whole county drinks water from the same Duncan Falls well field.
- In 2026 the county became the sole water supplier to the Maysville Regional Water District, after building a transmission main, pump station and tank with Ohio EPA to fix source-water problems Maysville could not solve…
- MCWD keeps emergency interconnections with the City of Zanesville (near Richards, Fairview and Rehl Roads), the Village of New Concord (2020) and the Village of Philo (2024).
History6
- October 1967Scott Patton became the first customer to sign a water user agreement with the East Muskingum Water Authority (EMWA); the authority needed 1,700 customers to obtain financing, and high bond-market…
- January 12…Water service began in the southeast system: about 1,000 customers on 35 miles of line, supplied by two wells north of Duncan Falls and pumped to a standpipe above Duncan Falls and an elevated tank…
- February…The Wayne Ridge Road treatment plant (3830 Wayne Ridge Road) was put into operation.
- December…EMWA gave Muskingum County a 10% interest in the treatment plant and well field for $347,500 and agreed to sell water at cost so the county could extend lines.
- January 14…After 32 years, the EMWA board voted 4-3 to dissolve and merge with the Muskingum County Water and Sewer District; by then the system was worth more than $15 million and served more than 6,000…
- August 1…EMWA ceased operations and the Muskingum County Water and Sewer District assumed operations.
Source: muskingumcountyoh.govmuskingumcountyoh.govrosevilleoh.gov
Treatment & pressure
How it is treated
Five self-supporting wells draw from a shallow buried-valley sand-and-gravel aquifer in the Muskingum River floodplain, one mile north of Duncan Falls on State Route 60. Water is pumped to the Wayne Ridge Road plant (in operation since February 1998), where treatment is filtration for iron and…
Source: muskingumcountyoh.govmuskingumcountyoh.gov
Water pressure
Not published. No CCR, engineering report or pressure-zone map giving a psi figure was found.
What it costs
Typical household bill about $74 a month for water.
MCWD publishes no dollar rate schedule. Rule 20.1 of its Policies, Rules and Standards states only that 'all customers will be charged rates currently enforced at the Water…
Water quality & impurities9
| Contaminant | Level | Limit | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Range 33.3-39.8 ppb; byproduct of chlorination; no violation. | 39.8 ppb | 80 | 2025 |
| Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Range 11.5-12.6 ppb; byproduct of chlorination; no violation. | 12.6 ppb | 60 | 2025 |
| Total Chlorine Residual Range 1.09-1.70 ppm; water additive used to control microbes. | 1.43 ppm | 4 (MRDL) | 2025 |
| Fluoride Range 0.60-1.05 ppm; added additive plus natural erosion. | 0.95 ppm | 4 | 2025 |
| Nitrate Well below the MCL. | 0.173 ppm | 10 | 2025 |
| Lead (90th percentile) 0 of 30 samples over the action level. MCWD reports no lead, galvanized-requiring-replacement, or unknown-status… | 3.38 ppb | 15 (AL) | 2025 |
| Copper (90th percentile) 0 of 30 samples over the action level. | 0.55 ppm | 1.3 (AL) | 2025 |
| Barium Erosion of natural deposits; discharge of drilling wastes. | 0.058 ppm | 2 | 2024 |
| Selenium Discharge from petroleum and metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits. | 1.36 ppb | 50 | 2024 |
Source: muskingumcountyoh.gov
EPA compliance record · Roseville
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 2.5 ppb in 2025 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA record: no health-based violations since 2015.
4 violations of any kind logged since 2020, 4 of them paperwork (monitoring, reporting, public notice or consumer report).
EPA compliance record · Muskingum County Water - Se (treats the water)
Lead at the tap: 90th-percentile result 1 ppb in 2026 (action level 15 ppb).
EPA health-based violations since 2015:
- 2017Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) · exceeded a maximum contaminant level · measured 0.081 MG/L (limit 0.08 MG/L) · returned to compliance
2 violations of any kind logged since 2020, 2 of them paperwork (monitoring, reporting, public notice or consumer report).
Projects & plans10
Recent and current work
- Twin Hills Road / Helen Drive / Edwards Circle water line extension · 2023 · completed
Falls Township; part of millions of dollars of grant-funded extensions. No cost published. - Norfield / Arch Hill / Murphy Hill / Carr / Knipe Road water extension · 2023 · completed
About 50 homes in the eastern part of the county. No cost published. - Virginia Ridge / Irish Ridge / Duncan Run / Butterbean / Old River / Back Run / Shady Lane extension · 2023-2024 · completed
Under construction per the 2023 CCR; the county's project list records the resulting emergency connection with the Village of Philo as completed in 2024. No… - Maysville Regional Water supply: transmission main, pump station and storage tank · 2025 · completed
Largest MCWD project of 2025, done in conjunction with Ohio EPA to resolve Maysville Regional's long-term source-water problems. Muskingum County became… - Claysville Road / Herron Road / North Leedom Road extension · 2025 · completed
About 30 homes. No cost published. - Norwich Valley Road / Pidcock Road extension · 2025 · completed
About 30 homes. No cost published. - Well #7 · 2022 · completed
Supply upgrade at the Duncan Falls well field. No cost published.
Source: muskingumcountyoh.govrosevilleoh.govmuskingumcountyoh.gov
Planned or needed
- Water Treatment Plant Upgrades · 2026 · planned
Listed on the county's 2026 water project list; scope and cost not published. - Route 555 Extension #2 · 2026 · planned
Listed on the county's 2026 water project list; cost not published. - Dozer Ridge Extension · 2026 · planned
Listed on the county's 2026 water project list; cost not published.
Source: muskingumcountyoh.gov
Supply stress
Ohio EPA's source water assessment rates the aquifer supplying MCWD as having HIGH susceptibility to contamination, because there is no protective layer of clay, shale or other impervious material over it and the aquifer sits less than 20 feet below the ground surface, so anything spilled on the surface can move down into it. Identified…
Sewers
Sanitary
The Muskingum County Sewer Department is run separately from the water department. It serves more than 5,400 homes and businesses through over 150 miles of collection line and 60 pump stations. It operates a treatment plant at Adamsville for the Village of Adamsville, but the majority of its wastewater is transported to the City of…
Storm
No county stormwater utility or drainage program was found in the sources reviewed; the county sewer department describes only sanitary collection.
Sourcesverified
Compiled from the utility's own reports and public records, then independently re-checked against primary sources.
Present in 1 ZIP code
Serves
Main water supplier in 1 ZIP code
- 43777 · Roseville38% of residents
Population-weighted resident shares; a ZIP code can have more than one system on record. Recomputed from each ZIP's own system list, not from the map's cached footprint.
Buys from · Sells to
Roseville buys its water from Muskingum County Water - Se.
No other system is on record buying water from Roseville.
On the map
Show this system's territory on the map — 1 ZIP code in all.
Sources
U.S. EPA SDWIS and Community Water System Service Area Boundaries (v3, 2026), Ohio EPA primacy data, 2020 census blocks: the system serving most residents, traced through purchases to the treating utility; Ohio EPA 2023 Sewer and Water Rate Survey (Ohio State, May 2025) for household bills; Ohio EPA DEFA loan awards since 2016 for the loans paragraph · EPA SDWIS · EPA service area boundaries · Ohio EPA drinking water · Ohio EPA rate survey