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City presentation highlights aquifer risks, urges stormwater attention as residents press for local responses
Summary
Dayton and Riverside officials described the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer, steps taken to reduce contamination risk and the connection between stormwater infrastructure and drinking-water protection; residents asked about local development and stormwater billing impacts.
Dayton Water Department and Riverside public-health staff on Monday briefed Riverside City Council on a regional source-water protection program, describing the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer as the region’s principal drinking-water source and urging coordination on stormwater and land-use decisions.
The presentation, delivered by Zach Schultz of the City of Dayton Department of Water and Sarah Holod, Riverside’s well-field protection specialist, said the aquifer supplies roughly 1.6 million people in the region and serves about 400,000 Dayton water customers. Schultz told the council the aquifer is a “sole source aquifer” for the area and said its physical characteristics that make it easy to recharge also make it vulnerable to contamination: “it is the only sustainable drinking source in this area.”
The speakers said the program’s work includes business inspections, risk-reduction grants, emergency response, groundwater monitoring and public education. Holod said about “67% of the city is in the source water…
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