Jackson County Water Company

Project Updates

Jackson County Water PHASE 7 Complete!

Jackson County Water Company closed a Federal loan with USDA-RD on March 3, 2004.

That afternoon, seven contracting firms were given notice to begin construction on Phase 7, the largest water project in Jackson County and the largest USDA-RD Federally-funded water project in the USDA-RD Marietta District!

Pleased to be in the final stages of the paperwork process preceding construction of Phase 7 (March 3, 2004)

Pictured above (standing, l. to r.) Christine Crowell , USDA-RD; Gordon Parker, USDA-RD; Donald Cox, Attorney; (seated, l. to r.) Dwight Jenkins, Jackson County Water Board Secretary; Ken Taylor, Jackson County Water Company Vice-President; and

Tami Norman, Jackson County Water Special Projects Coordinator 

Jackson County Water Company, Inc. has provided an important service to the residents of Jackson County for over 30 years. Jackson County Water has built successively onto the existing Jackson County Water infrastructure in order to continue to extend safe drinking water to the rural residents of Jackson County and even a portion of Vinton County. To date, Jackson County Water has completed 6 major expansion projects, or phases; but the present Phase 7 promises to be the greatest undertaking by far.

Jackson County Water Company had embarked on the largest project in its 32 year history. The goal was simple enough: to insure a long-range water supply for the present Jackson County Water customers as well as the residents of Jackson County that will become customers of Jackson County Water in the months, years, decades and generations to come. Achieving that goal; however, is not quite as simple. There had been an enormous amount of effort and funds expended to get to the point of being able to actually begin "Phase 7", the project that has now put much of the foundational structure in place that can be built on for generations.

The project had been worked on for years and was eagerly awaited by those who were without safe, adequate drinking water in Jackson County. There has been a multitude of persons working on this project conscientiously for the past 6 + years. Jackson County Water along with the customers of Jackson County Water - past, present, and future - owe these individuals a debt of gratitude. A project of this scope is dependent on so many factors, and the cooperation of neighbors was a major factor in expediting the process. This project has also taken several years of exhaustive work by the JCWC staff, extensive design work by engineers, attorneys and consultants as well as the cooperative efforts of the United States Department of  Agriculture - Rural Development, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Environmental Agency, to name a few. Many local supporters, local government officials and County, State and Federal legislators have been of tremendous assistance to the JCWC staff in this venture. There was an opportunity to recognize some of these individuals who have done so much to make this project a reality at a dedication ceremony held in November of 2005.

Funding for this project came from primarily grant and loan funds from the water & sewer funds of the United States Department of Agriculture - Rural Development, other funds are from Jackson County Water and from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Although this project is the culmination of a goal set more than 10 years ago, the realization of this goal was a monumental task. Jackson County Water Phase 7 was a $22 million project and consisted of a new water source which is a well field in Ross County, a new water treatment plant on Bronx Corners Road capable of producing 2.8 million gallons of water daily, 7 miles of raw water waterline to tie those two facilities together, 3 new water storage tanks, approximately 100 miles of water lines varying in size from 3" to 16", 3 new booster pump stations and electronic monitoring and control equipment (SCADA) to link the entire system together, all of which will supply safe, abundant drinking water to the majority of the existing customers of Jackson County Water and provides capacity for future growth in Jackson County.

Because of the high quality standards of the water systems that Jackson County Water had purchased water from, one major factor in the design was to try to mirror the quality of the water our customers are accustomed to. The new treatment plant utilizes a process referred to as pelletized reactor softening, which involves a modern technology to efficiently produce a high quality of water. The new water source is a well which, unlike conventional tubular wells, has the ability to "collect" groundwater through horizontal piping 80 feet below the surface. This helps insure the protection of the water from above-ground contamination and reduces the velocity of flow through the well screens which extends the maintenance intervals.

Because of its sheer size, this project was broken down into several divisions, and each division was been awarded to the contractors listed below. Also included is a brief description of the original scope of each division.

Project Engineers for Phase 7 were:

Water Plant Divisions:

Barb Anderson, P.E.
Strand Associates, Inc./SIECO
Lancaster, Ohio 43130
barb.anderson@sieco.strand.com
ph: 740 -687-4779 ext: 14
fax: 740- 687-9211

Distribution System Divisions:

Mike McCarty

McCarty Associates

213 High Street

Hillsboro, Ohio 45133

mmccarty@mccartyassociates.com

ph: 937-393-9971

fax: 937-393-2480

"We are very pleased to reach this milestone. The realization of this goal is a very real cause for celebration. We are very aware of the inconvenience and hardship of the residents of Jackson County who do not have safe drinking water or do not have an adequate supply of water. This project is just another step - a very large step - in making public water available to everyone in Jackson County." Larry Foster, General Manager.

Jackson County Water Phase 7 Construction Photos

 Pipe delivery at Borland Road (Kenney, Inc) storage yard Diversified Enterprises installing 14” line in rock cut on McCune Road

Bill Enyart & Sons laying 20" ductile raw water line Reynolds, Inc. forming collector well

Interior of collector well Concrete poured in water plant pump room (Geiger Bros, Inc)

Kenney, Inc installing 14" waterline on Borland Road Kenney, Inc. installing waterline on Woodrow-Hale Rd

Creek Crossing casing for 20” Ductile line “Bucketting” concrete to creek crossing

      Boring under side road off US 35 Site work at water treatment plant site (Geiger Bros)

         Bronx Corner Water Treatment Plant Collector Well

Projects

JCWC has completed the Standpipe Tank Replacement and  Hanley Road Waterline Project. This project consists of a 592,000 gallon standpipe and approximately13,000 feet of 10” waterline. This line completes an interconnection of two halves of a transmission loop in the county. This project was funded with an Ohio EPA revolving loan.

Boil Advisories

Jackson County Water notifies customers of boil advisories and scheduled interruptions of service over the local Jackson radio stations. Please call our office if you have any questions or concerns regarding your area.