Village of Green Springs
120 Catherine St.
Green Springs, OH 44836
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The World's Largest Natural Sulfur Springs Village of Green Springs 120 Catherine St. Green Springs, OH 44836 © Village of Green Springs, OH |
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Drinking Water Confidence Report for Fiscal Year 2010 Drinking Water Confidence report for Fiscal Year 2009 Drinking Water Confidence report for fiscal year 2008
Drinking Water Confidence report for fiscal year 2007 |
| Sewer Plant |
| The Sanitary Sewer System was built in the 30's by the WPA. They worked for several years putting in the piping for the sewer system. |
| The first system in Green Springs consisted with sewer lines which ran north to the present sewer plant. The sewage flowed to the north end of Green Springs. Once there, the sewage was flooded into drying beds, allowing the water to drain off from the waste. The waste was then hauled to farming fields for fertilizer. |
| From 1965 - 68, the sewer plant was modified. The sewage which flowed by gravity to the sewer plant was now put into lagoons. The lagoons had a 3 - 5 day detention time. This allowed the waste to settle out and decompose. The water ran off into the creek. This is the system was used until Nov 2009. Currently all sewage for the village is pumped through a forced main to the city of Clyde for treatment.. |
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The rates for the sewer have been established at $8.42 per one thousand gallons of water usage. This rate went into effect on 1 November 2004. |
| Water Department |
| The basic history of the Green Springs Water Department is what has been passed down by word of mouth or the few records that exist. |
| The Water Department was first noted in or about 1907 - 09. There were twenty plus customers. When the department first started, the water was procured west of South Broadway, between Adams Street and Euclid, from a spring that produced sulphur water. |
| In 1920 - 22, records indicate that the Water Department grew to approximately 65 customers. Most of the business district was hooked to the village water system. The water at that time was taken from a drilled well in the water plant. This building is still in existence today, however it is not used for water treatment any longer. The building was about half the size of the existing building with the well inside. The concrete storage tank was built at this time so the water could circulate, thus, not requiring a water tower, but the water was under pressure. What pressure is unknown. |
| To meet the needs of the people of Green Springs, construction was started in 1927 on what was the beginning of the old water system. At that time, another well was developed, a pump installed, a 75,000 gallon water tower was erected , and approximately 21,000 feet of distribution water lines were put into the ground, thus giving the residents the water they needed to expand and the pressure they needed to run their households and businesses. |
| Over the years, the Water Department has expanded to the present 600 customers. The water usage has gone from one hundred gallons per day to the 68,000 to100.000gallons that we presently use per day. |
| The Board of Public Affairs purchased 80 acres of land in 1993 for the purpose of drilling wells for their water. At that time, there were three wells drilled to approximately 100 foot. The wells each gave off different amounts of water and quality. The quality of the water was of great concern to the residents. After several town meetings in 2001, the residents voted to go with the Clyde water system. |
| On September 18, 2002, the Village started getting their water from the City of Clyde. The new water plant is located at the North end of the village on N. Broadway St. . |
| The Village also constructed a 300,000 gallon water tower on the west side of the new water plant. The tower was built by Caldwell Tank, Inc. of Louisville, Kentucky. The water tower project cost the Village $559,900.00. |
| The present rate for water is $12.03 per thousand gallons. |