Granville, Alexandria and Johnstown present regional wastewater alternative to Ohio EPA

A project consultant for the coalition told the Village of Granville council that the coalition has submitted a facility-planning alternative to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) that would group Granville Village, the city of Alexandria and the village of Johnstown into a single, locally managed planning area.

The coalition’s proposal, the consultant said, emphasizes phased growth tied to existing infrastructure and comprehensive plans and would “lower immediate and long-term costs” compared with a competing plan from Licking Regional that front-loads a larger treatment plant. The consultant said the coalition’s cumulative 20-year capital estimate is about $327,000,000 versus approximately $344,000,000 for the regional plan and that the coalition’s current debt exposure is roughly $60,000,000 compared with about $170,000,000 under the regional alternative.

Why it matters: The Ohio EPA is reexamining a facility-planning map…