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Mid Ohio Water & Sewer outlines $465M near‑term capital plan and timeline for London area projects
Summary
Mid Ohio Water & Sewer told the council it has assumed roughly $40 million in assets/liabilities and outlined immediate operations fixes, interconnections to protect supply, a $22.3M east‑trunk sewer project, and a $465M five‑year capital program funded via mixed mechanisms including grants, 0% loans and capacity fees.
Mid Ohio Water & Sewer District officials presented a detailed update on operations, aging infrastructure and planned capital investments for the London area and the broader district.
Tom Taylor, a Mid Ohio director, said the district took on about $40 million in assets and liabilities when it began operating London’s utilities and that many system components are approaching the 15–20‑year replacement window. "We took on about $40 million worth of debt," he said, adding that the district had evaluated expansion scenarios and found major upgrades—such as doubling the Oakrun wastewater plant—would be cost‑prohibitive (engineering estimates reached roughly $200 million for some options).
Taylor described immediate operational steps already taken after the…
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