ABOUT WATER SYSTEM
The District's water system currently has one (1) water treatment facility located at 8675 York Road, which serves Etna Township, Harrison Township, and portions of the City of Pataskala. The treatment facility is capable of producing 3 million gallons per day by utilizing a nano-filtration treatment process. The source water is a groundwater supply withdrawn from our adjacent wellfield. The groundwater supply is delivered to the treatment facility by six (6) wells located throughout the wellfield. The District currently treats and delivers an average of 1.4 million gallons per day to approximately 6,000 customers.
Our water treatment process consists of three-1,000 gallons per minute (gpm) pressure filtration units to remove iron/manganese and three-595 gpm nano-filtration units to remove calcium/magnesium (hardness). Sodium Hydroxide is then added to the filtered water to adjust the pH to optimum levels for corrosion control. Chlorine is added to the filtered water to protect against possible contamination from outside influences. Orthophosphate is added to the filtered water to form a protective coating in both the distribution system and in customer homes to prevent copper and lead from leaching into the drinking water system, particularly in homes that have pipes or fixtures that contain lead.
Orthophospate is approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is commonly used to protect water distribution systems. The District also adds a small amount of hydrofluorosilicic acid to the filtered water to add to the already naturally occurring fluoride in the ground water to meet the minimum required fluoride levels required by state law.
Our water treatment process consists of three-1,000 gallons per minute (gpm) pressure filtration units to remove iron/manganese and three-595 gpm nano-filtration units to remove calcium/magnesium (hardness). Sodium Hydroxide is then added to the filtered water to adjust the pH to optimum levels for corrosion control. Chlorine is added to the filtered water to protect against possible contamination from outside influences. Orthophosphate is added to the filtered water to form a protective coating in both the distribution system and in customer homes to prevent copper and lead from leaching into the drinking water system, particularly in homes that have pipes or fixtures that contain lead.
Orthophospate is approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is commonly used to protect water distribution systems. The District also adds a small amount of hydrofluorosilicic acid to the filtered water to add to the already naturally occurring fluoride in the ground water to meet the minimum required fluoride levels required by state law.
The water distribution system consists of three (3) elevated water storage tanks (2-1,000,000 gallons each and 1-400,000 gallons) and one (1) water booster station, which provide water storage capacity and system pressure for fire protection.
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Each year in accordance with EPA regulations,
the District issues a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) to all of its customers. The CCR is designed to instill confidence in consumers about the quality of their water. This report is available on this website by opening the link provided under the Water System tab. |