1/23/2025
WT Staff
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January 23, 2025 updated 357 pm EST
Kenton City, Alliance BWAs
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Hardin County: Kenton City Water has issued a BWA for customers on Detroit St. And Main Street between Ohio & North Streets; for customers on Carrol Street, Columbus Street and Franklin Street between Market and Wayne Streets, until further notice. Kenton City supplies 8360 residents plus commercial connections from a groundwater source in the Upper Scioto River watershed. The facility 's last complete sanitary survey was performed by state personnel in May 2024 where a number of significant deficiencies were noted. The facility has non-compliance issues in each of the twelve prior inspection cycles. Significant deficiencies include Distribution, Management-Operation and Finished Water Storage. Potential environmental justice concerns are present for this facility census block group concerning drinking water non-compliance.
Stark County: Alliance City Public Water System issued a BWA Tuesday following an incident of equipment failure. The customers impacted are located south of South Street, east of Union Avenue, south of Glamorgan, and west of Union Avenue. Alliance City PWS serves 22232 residents plus business connections from a surface water source in Mahoning River watershed. Alliance is on the Ohio serious violators list, one of 41 with significant violations of the SDWA. Ohio has 4210 licensed drinking water facilities.
Crawford County: Bucyrus City Water issued a BWA Tuesday following a water main break. Contaminants can enter the water supply through the break and repair process. The boil advisory extends to customers on Teddy Avenue and Dudley Street from Sherman Street to the east end of Dudley until further notice. Bucyrus City serves 12570 customers from a surface water source in the Sandusky River watershed.
Hamilton County: Harrison City Public Water System has issued a boil order for some customers following a water main break earlier this week, Monday Jan 20. The BWA was applied to customers on West Road between Westbrook Drive and Stone Drive, including Compass Point Condominiums. Harrison City PWS serves 11400 residents plus commercial connections from a groundwater source in the Lower Great Miami River watershed.
The new quarterly stats are out from EPA, Ohio has 41 drinking water facilities on the Serious Violator list. WTOH summary report for Ohio is in progress, check back here for the new report this week. See the prior quarter stats, how Ohio drinking water facilities compliance compares to facilities in New York, Georgia, Louisiana and California.
Overcast, 17F at Marion Municipal Airport, with a thirty percent chance of snow showers this afternoon, up to an inch of snow accumulation beginning mainly after 1pm. The expected high today near 25 with a wind chill factor taking that temp down to -1. Tonight, the north may see more snow showers, again thirty percent chance for another half inch of snow, mainly before midnight. NWS Wilmington reports overcast conditions, 21 degrees with an expected daytime high of 29. The south may have snow flurries before 1pm, a thirty percent chance up to half an inch of snow accumulation. Tonight, scattered snow showers are possible before 10pm until 2 am, a forty percent chance for another half inch of snow falling in the south.
Streamflow Situation from the network of US Geological Survey monitors in Ohio
Current streamflow measurements run normal to below normal statewide with a significant number of sites coming in below the tenth percentile in all drainage basins. Three sites carry the low rating, and two of the three are at the extreme low, first percentile. See the front page map for low flow details, red-brown tags indicate the locations. Hocking River watershed has escalated from a below normal rating up to moderate drought overnight. Adjacent watershed in Muskingum River watershed remains in severe drought, along with neighboring Ohio River minor tributary Wheeling Creek watershed., also severe drought. Muskingum River basin's Mohican and Tuscarawas River watersheds, along with Ohio River minor tributary Little Beaver Creek watershed are all rated below normal in the Mississippi River basin. In the Lake Erie drainage basin, St. Josephs, Tiffin, Lower Maumee, Blanchard and Sandusky River watersheds remain below normal.
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