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County warns Southern Water District customers: abandon pond/well or install backflow device after EPA sanitary survey
Summary
Sanitary engineer Jeremy Cinco told commissioners roughly 107 Southern Water District customers with auxiliary water sources must either abandon those sources or install certified backflow prevention devices, with estimated installation costs around $1,000 and ongoing annual inspection requirements; staff said up to about 1,300 properties in the Northwest system could also be affected.
County sanitary staff briefed the Medina County Board of Commissioners on results of an Ohio EPA sanitary survey that flagged auxiliary water systems connected to the public supply.
Jeremy Cinco, sanitary engineer, said the survey identified about 107 customers in the Southern Water District who both have an auxiliary water source — such as a pond, cistern or well — and a connection to the county system. "You either have to abandon your auxiliary water system or you're gonna have to install a backflow prevention device," Cinco said, explaining that a certified backflow-prevention…
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