Water Treatment Plant

Brief Description of the duties of this department:

To take untreated and unsafe water and transform it into a water that is safe for human consumption.  The process by which the water is changed takes several hours and various additions of chemicals such as lime, alum, carbon, carbon dioxide, and chlorine.   Filtration is the final step of the process before the water is pumped to the customers.  It is the responsibility of the operators to monitor the process visually and by actual analysis of the water from start to finish while maintaining the operation 24/7.

Current projects:

We currently are conducting a year long filter performance study for the Ohio EPA.   This study is intended to have our filtering capacity increased from 2.0 gallons per minute, per square feet to 4.0 gallons per minute per square feet.  This will increase the plant capacity from 1.5 million gallons per day to 3.0 million gallons per day.

Goals for the department:

Our main goal each year is to provide to our customers the highest quality product achievable in the most economical way.  We intend to continue to comply with all OEPA mandates to ensure the integrity of our operation.  We encourage all citizens of Washington C.H., to take special interest in the annual "Consumers Confidence Report", (CCR), which serves to keep the public informed about the quality of their drinking water.

Drinking Water Consumers Confidence Report for 2005.

Drinking Water Consumers Confidence Report for 2006

Drinking Water Consumers Confidence Report 2007

Drinking Water Consumers Confidence Report 2008

Drinking Water Consumers Confidence Report 2010

Water Distribution

Brief Description of the duties of this department:

• Maintain existing water distribution system.  Main, valves, hydrants, and service connections, flushing, sampling. 
• Install new hydrants and make upgrades to the system
• Complete the repairs to streets, walks, drives, curbs and lawns after a job is complete.

Current projects:

• Installing new main line valves
• Tying in some dead end mains
• Flushing hydrants once a year
• Abandoning old private lines
• Installing water main for new customers

Goals for the department:

• Continue to make upgrades to our system with looping or tying in dead end mains and new main line valves.  
• Flushing the system at least once a year
• Provide the training to those who need to obtain their license
• Taking credit units to maintain our license

List of Employees in this department:

Wastewater Treatment Plant

The main function of the Wastewater Treatment Plant is to effectively and efficiently remove contamination from the incoming sewage and provide a pollutant free discharge to the receiving stream.  This is achieved through constant monitoring of process, analysis of flow streams, maintenance of equipment, industrial discharge monitoring and on going training of all personnel.

List of current "projects":

1. Additional site approval for land application of sewage sludge
2. Replacement of valves in anaerobic digester pipe gallery
3. Background test information on septage received

List of goals:

1. Increased operator certification
2. Rehabilitation of anaerobic digesters
3. Modification to aerobic digesters for improved operation
4. Maintaining compliance of the NPDES Permit