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Utilities:
Northwest Ohio’s utility infrastructure is endless, featuring an array
of accessible and reliable services that encompass the region’s major
business areas.
Several electrical
utility companies power the region, including FirstEnergy Corp., American
Electric Power and Buckeye Power, and
a number of municipal facilities. These companies are committed to providing
users with competitively priced, reliable electricity,
translating into lower operating costs for commercial and residential users.
Natural gas providers, such as Columbia Gas of Ohio and Ohio Gas, also provide
reliable and efficient service.
As a value-added benefit, utility companies serving Northwest Ohio offer customized economic development programs and incentives to businesses, generating competitive solutions to new and existing operations.
The fresh waters of Lake Erie border the northern portion of the 11-county region, providing an ample supply of water resources at some of the lowest prices in North America for industrial, commercial and residential use.
Our communities carefully manage our wastewater capacity to accommodate future development and expansion opportunities.
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WATER TREATMENT
Most of Northwest Ohio is located within the watershed of the Great Lakes,
the second largest source of fresh water, by volume, in the world.
As such, the effects of potential periods of drought are minor. Treated
water is available
in the developed parts of the region. The service usually can be extended
to meet additional demand, or to increase geographic
coverage.
The existing City
of Toledo water treatment plant has a capacity of 181 mgd
and an average use of about 78 mgd. In essence, this is more than ample capacity
to supply 500,000 to 600,000 gallons per day to a new customer.
WATER TREATMENT DATA
|
Municipality |
County |
Water Service
Supplier |
Treatment Type |
MGD |
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|
Treat Capacity |
Daily Send Out Max |
Daily Send Out Avg. |
Elevated Storage Cap |
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|
|
|
(419) 782-1886 |
Lime softening plant,
ferric chloride
for coagulation, filtration & chlorination |
8.00 |
6.00 |
4.10 |
1.60 |
|
Archbold |
|
(419) 445-2506 |
Filter system |
7.50 |
3.70 |
2.20 |
.15 |
|
Delta |
|
(419) 822-4143 |
Lime soda softening plant & fluoridated |
1.00 |
.70 |
.55 |
.20 elev. .60 elev. |
|
Fayette |
|
(419) 237-2473 |
Sand filtration, softened
with ion exchange units |
.72 |
.40 |
.14 |
.10 elev. .20 grnd. |
|
Metamora |
|
(419) 644-3455 |
Filtration & lime,
aluminum, activated carbon & chlorine additives |
.225 |
.208 |
.13 |
.15 |
|
Swanton |
|
(419) 826-5831 |
Chlorine, fluoride, alum,
carbon, limestone soda ash |
1.25 |
1.25 |
.35 |
.73 |
|
Wauseon |
|
City of |
Lime, soda ash softening |
3.00 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
1.10 |
|
Holgate |
Henry |
(419) 264-4395 |
Aeration, filtration,
chlorination |
.42 |
.175 |
.080 |
.075 elev. .150 grnd. |
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|
Lucas |
City of (419) 936-3021 |
Lime softening |
181.00 |
146.0 |
85.00 |
70.00 -underground |
|
|
Lucas |
City of (419) 897-7185 |
Lime softening |
181.00 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
3.25 |
|
|
Lucas |
(419) 698-7123 |
Lime soda ash |
16.00 |
12.25 |
6.73 |
1.00 |
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Lucas |
City of (419) 936-3021 |
Lime softening |
181.00 |
146.0 |
85.00 |
70.00 - underground |
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Lucas |
City of (419) 936-3021 |
Lime softening |
181.00 |
146.0 |
85.00 |
70.00 - underground |
|
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Lucas |
(419) 878-8145
|
Lime
softening |
181.00 |
146.00 |
85.00 |
70.00 - underground |
|
Whitehouse |
Lucas |
(419) 877-5383 |
Lime
softening |
181.00 |
146.00 |
85.00 |
70.00 - underground |
|
Port |
|
(419)
734-6725 |
Surface
Water |
9.00 |
9.0 |
5.0- summer avg. .35 - winter avg. |
.750 |
|
Gibsonburg |
|
(419)
637-7834 |
Chlorination,
aeration |
0.50 |
0.50 |
0.38 |
0.20 |
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Green
Springs |
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City
of Clyde (419)
639-2355 |
Zeolite |
0.350 |
0.250 |
0.100 |
0.300 |
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Seneca |
Ohio
American Water Company (419)
448-5086 |
Coagulation,
sedimentation, filtration, chlorination, fluoridation, potassium permanganate |
3.43 |
3.43 |
2.00 |
1.30 |
|
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Wood |
(419)
878-6986 |
Lime-soda
softening |
6.00 |
6.00 |
4.30 |
4.00 |
|
|
Wood |
(419)
878-6986 |
Lime-soda
softening |
6.00 |
6.00 |
4.30 |
4.00 |
|
Northwood (2
water service suppliers; don't have thier
own water treatment plant) |
Wood |
NW
Water & Sewer District & City of (419)
241-1651 |
Lime
Softening |
181.00 |
146.0 |
85.00 |
70.00 - underground |
|
Perrysburg |
Wood |
City
of (419)
872-8050 |
Lime
softening |
12.00 |
12.00 |
2.40 |
2.00 |
|
Rossford |
Wood |
City
of (419)
936-3021 |
Lime
softening |
181.00 |
146.0 |
85.00 |
70.00 - underground |
|
Walbridge |
Wood |
City
of (419)
666-1830 |
Lime
softening |
181.00 |
146.00 |
85.00 |
70.00
- underground |
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* These municipalities receive their water from the
City of |
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Source: Area Water Treatment Facilities, July 2005
Wastewater Treatment
Wastewater treatment plants in Northwest Ohio provide service to most of the
region. These services are often extened to areas presently not covered.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT DATA
|
Municipality |
County |
Wastewater Treatment Supplier |
Treatment Type |
Treatment Capacity (MGD) |
Maximum Daily Flow (MGD) |
Average Daily Flow (MGD) |
|
|
|
|
City
of (419)
782-0841 |
Activated
sludge w/ fine bubblers with diffusion |
6.00 |
9.00 |
3.50 |
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|
Archbold |
|
(419)
445-6401 |
Tertiary
treatment w/ phosphate removal |
1.75 |
2.50 |
1.57 |
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Delta |
|
(419)
822-3244 |
Sequencing
batch reactor |
7.25 |
7.25 |
4.25 |
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Fayette |
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Facultative
lagoons |
.50 |
.30 |
.15 |
|
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Metamora |
|
No
Plant (419)
644-3455 (Village Office #) |
Septic
tanks w/interceptor & lagoon |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
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Swanton |
|
(419)
826-5891 |
Trickling
filter plant w/ sand filters |
.920 |
1.73 |
.880 |
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Wauseon |
|
City
of (419)
335-3026 |
Trickling
filters |
3.00 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
|
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Holgate |
Henry |
(419)
264-4395 |
Lagoons |
.25 |
.10 |
.18 |
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Henry |
Village
of (419)
533-5901 |
Conventional
activated sludge |
.78 |
.78 |
.25 |
|
|
|
Lucas |
(419)
878-3075
|
Conventional
activated sludge |
15.00 |
22.50 |
13.25 |
|
|
|
Lucas |
(419)
878-3075
|
Conventional
activated sludge |
15.00 |
22.50 |
13.25 |
|
|
|
Lucas |
Municipal (419)
698-7133 |
Activated
sludge secondary |
8.00 |
36.00 |
5.50 |
|
|
|
Lucas |
(419)
878-3075
|
Conventional
activated sludge |
15.00 |
22.50 |
13.25 |
|
|
|
Lucas |
City
of (419)
727-2602 |
Activated
sludge secondary |
102.00 |
187.00 |
72.00 |
|
|
|
Lucas |
(419)
878-3075
|
Conventional
activated sludge |
15.00 |
22.50 |
13.25 |
|
|
Whitehouse |
Lucas |
(419)
878-3075
|
Conventional
activated sludge |
15.00 |
22.50 |
13.25 |
|
|
Port |
|
City
of (419)
734-3221 |
Primary & secondary |
3.00 |
3.00 |
1.20 |
|
|
Gibsonburg |
|
(419)
637-2355 |
Activated
sludge |
1.10 |
.650 |
.400 |
|
|
Green
Spring |
|
Village
of Green Spring (419)
639-3372 |
Lagoon |
.750 |
.666 |
.270 |
|
|
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Seneca |
City
of (419)
435-3263 |
|
6.00 |
5.50 |
2.89 |
|
|
|
Seneca |
City
of (419)
448-5440 |
Primary & secondary |
18.00 |
18.00 |
3.00 |
|
|
Northwood (3
sewage service suppliers -Northwood split 3 ways-eastern, middle & western) |
Wood |
City
of City
of NW
Water & Sewer-distributes from City of (419)
241-1651 |
Activated
sludge secondary |
8.00 102.00 |
8.00 187.00 |
5.40 72.00 |
|
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Perrysburg |
Wood |
City
of (419)
872-8040 |
Activated
sludge |
13.00 |
18.00 |
3.00 |
|
|
Rossford |
Wood |
City
of (419)
936-2279 |
Activated
sludge secondary |
102.00 |
.950 |
.530 |
|
|
|
Wood |
Municipal
Plant (419)
354-6274 |
Activated
sludge-tertiary |
8.00 |
8.00 |
5.00 |
|
|
|
Wood |
(419)
832-5305 |
Oxidation
ditch |
.190 |
.150 |
.100 |
|
|
Walbridge |
Wood |
City
of (419)
936-2279 |
Activated
sludge secondary |
102.00 |
.480 |
.270 |
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Source:
Area Wastewater Treatment Plants, July 2005
DRINKING WATER QUALITY
The drinking water quality in Toledo exceeds that of most of the nation’s
drinking water. The levels of most inorganic, organic, radionuclides chemicals
found in Toledo’s tap water were considerably below the U.S. EPA’s
defined maximum containment levels, according to the 2003 Water Quality Report
done by the City of Toledo, Department of Public Utilities.
NATURAL GAS
Much of Northwest Ohio is served by Columbia
Gas of Ohio, a subsidiary of
Ni-Source, one of the nation's largest integrated natural gas companies.
Columbia Gas provides access to diverse sources of supply and has the largest
storage capacity in the United States. COH has the largest Customer CHOICE
program in the U.S., which allows all of their 1.8 million customers in
Ohio to choose one of over 20 marketers to serve the commodity costs of
the natural gas with COH pro-viding transportation and other related distribution
services. Some of these mar-keters supply the large commercial and industrial
markets only. In addition, COH offers: transportation services, technical
services such as engineering consultation, gas fired equipment analysis,
rate comparisons with existing utilities, energy efficiency comparisons
of equipment. Columbia Gas has had no major interruptions of service to
commercial/industrial customers.
Some locations west of Toledo are served by other natural gas utilities,
such as Ohio Gas. The supply is more than adequate for the foreseeable future.
In some cases, service may need to be extended to specific sites. Specific
rate information is difficult to project without a specific site or sites
identified, and usage require-ments known.
ELECTRICITY
Much of Northwest Ohio is served by Toledo Edison, a division of FirstEnergy
Company. Abundant supplies are provided by two clean, modern coal burning
plants and one nuclear powered station located in northwest Ohio. Other
electric power sources include American Electric Power, Buckeye Power,
Ohio Electric, Ohio Edison, North Central Electric, and Hancock Wood Electric.
Some localities are supplied by municipal systems.
Uninterrupted electricity service is in downtown Toledo and FirstEnergy will
pro-vide uninterrupted power supplies to companies located in outlying areas.
UTILITY TAX
The Ohio Public Utility Excise Tax is the only gross receipts tax. The tax
is levied at 4.75% for most utilities, including electric, gas, and local
telephone companies. Long distance telephone companies and gross receipts
from interstate business are exempt from the tax.
DATA COMMUNICATIONS
Telecommunications connect Northwest Ohio to anyone, anywhere, at any time.
Our region is home to a number of full-service providers specializing in
cable television, local and long distance telephone services, high-speed
Internet access, commercial voice and data services, and advanced digital
video programming.
Companies in Northwest Ohio have access to state-of-the-art, redundant fiber optic infrastructure. A significant amount of additional fiber along with switching systems has been put in place in the last few years by SBC Ameritch, Buckeye Systems and KFC. Downtown Toledo is tied into a highspeed, fiber optic ring, which allows businesses to operate at maximum potential on a daily basis. Such infrastructure investments allow for easy service extensions to virtually any area within the region. This capability along with the ease of extending services to any building brings incredible enhancement to the telecommunications network in northwest Ohio.
Northwest Ohio offers a multitude of broadband options including, cable Internet, DSL, ADSL, SDSL, T1 lines, Fractional T1's, T3 lines, Satellite, OC3 and more!
Skill Link, an interactive distance-learning program, is available to local companies interested in career development and job training for employees. Operated in conjunction with Owens Community College, this program is a prime example of Northwest Ohio utilizing its technology and telecommunications capabilities.
For
additional information reguarding broadband connections, please contact
our Strategic
Research Dept.
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