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Mayor: Ohio EPA award brings detection equipment to Newark water plant; city praises staff
Summary
Mayor reported Ohio EPA awarded funding that will place upstream detectors near Newark's intake; the city received $39,000 as part of a larger program. Council and public praised water plant staff.
The mayor said the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency awarded a program that will install detectors upstream from Newark's water intake and that Newark received $39,000 as part of the initiative.
The mayor told council that the Ohio EPA selected Newark as one of the systems for the program and that the detectors will provide earlier notice of water imbalances upstream of the city's intake. He said Ohio EPA staff and local media visited the Waterworks Road plant the morning of the meeting. "They applied for the grant, and it was pretty neat," the mayor said, praising the water plant staff for earning the award and for their ongoing diligence.
Councilmembers and residents joined the mayor in thanking the water department. The mayor noted the award is part of a larger Ohio EPA grant package that included other awards totaling $2,700,000 across 16 systems; Newark's share was stated as $39,000.
The city did not provide further technical or procurement details at the meeting. Council did not take a formal vote on the grant during this session; the mayor said the program launch and Ohio EPA visit occurred that day.
