The Ohio EPA will be divvying up about 49 million dollars to help fund 42 water treatment projects across the state, including several local projects.
Muskingum County will get more than two million dollars to help with sewage treatment systems along Coopermill Road, Potts Lane, Middleton Drive, Woody Lane, and Benjamin Avenue.
Noble County will see about five million dollars for the construction of a sanitary sewer system.
Coshocton County can expect more than two million...
Zanesville will see many water/sewer projects throughout the city over the next 10 years.
According to Zanesville Public Service Director Mike Sims the EPA mandates the city replace combined sewers where, when the storm flow exceeds the pipe's capacity, they discharge to the river.
"We have been into the program a little bit and have completed parts of a couple of the overflows," said Sims. "These are outfalls where are combined sewers when the...
The Crooksville Water Treatment Plant is issuing a boil advisory until further notice.
The areas affected by this boil advisory include the head of East Main Street, 1st Street, and all of Fairview Heights.
The boil advisory went into effect a little after 1 p.m. Sunday.
City of Zanesville residents will see their water rates increase as early as their March bi-monthly bill.
Tonight at City Council Public Service Director Mike Sims announced two water-rate increases to help cover the inspection and administration costs at the Zanesville water and sewage plant.
"We're under construction right now," said Sims. "They appropriated $200,000 out of the water fund to get us through the end of the year, but we didn't have enough money to...
Some South Zanesville water customers are not happy after learning their water bills are going up 40 percent. The Village sent out letters to customers this past week. Mayor Richard Guss says it's not as bad as it sounds. He says a person living in the village, considered a minimum user – 500 cubic feet of water – would see their bi-monthly bill go form $17.42 to $24.39. If that person lived outside of the Village the same bill would go from $26.16 to $36.58. Mayor Guss says even...
