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Drinking Water Sources Plan

The Geauga County Department of Water Resources has developed and maintains a Drinking Water Sources Protection Plan. This plan helps the department:

Provide the safest and highest quality drinking water to our customers at the lowest possible cost.

Establish strategies to minimize the potential threats to our sources of drinking water.

Develop strategies for expansion, development, zoning and emergency response issues.

Provide more opportunities for funding to improve infrastructure, purchase land in the protection area, and other improvements to the well field

 

Consumer Confidence Reports

Each year we mail out a report to our water customers that discusses the quality of the water we provide.

They are divided into three areas: Bainbridge, Scranton Woods, and the County Services Center.

  • If your account begins with a 10, 21, 26, 29, or 80 then you are in the Bainbridge Water section. Read the Consumer Confidence Report for your area.
  • If you live in the Scranton Woods development. Read the Consumer Confidence Report for your area.
  • If are part of the water system that services the county buildings around Ravenwood Drive and Merritt Road in Munson and Claridon Townships then you are in the County Services Center. Read the Consumer Confidence Report for your area.
Bainbridge Water System Map Service Center Water System Map

Tips to Conserve Water

  • Older toilet models can use on average between 3.5 and 7 gallons of water per flush. A WaterSense labeled toilet can use at least 60% less water.
  • Install a low-flow shower head and take shorter showers.
  • Turning off the tap when brushing your teeth saves 200 gallons of water per month.
  • Install a low-flow aerator on faucets.
  • Don’t pre-rinse dirty dishes and only run the dishwasher when it is a full load.
  • Keep a jug of water in the fridge so there is always cold water at hand instead of running the faucet until the water gets cold.
  • Water your lawn in the morning or evening and not on windy days – heat and wind will rob the lawn of water before it can be absorbed.
  • Wash your car with a bucket of soapy water and only use the hose to rinse. Wash it on the lawn to water the grass.
  • Make sure sprinkler systems are not watering the sidewalk or gutters, adjust so all the water is landing on the lawn.
  • Mulch around trees and plants; this slows down the evaporation process.
  • An irrigation system sprays about 15 gallons per minute per zone so only water your lawn when it is needed and do not follow a fixed schedule

Backflow Prevention & Cross Connection Education and Control

Downloads

Title
File
Date
Year Category
Source Water Protection Plan Source-Water-Protection-Plan-1.pdf Oct 12, 2023 2023-10-12 Water
Lawn Irrigation Backflow Prevention Lawn-Irrigation-Backflow-Prevention.pdf Oct 12, 2023 2023-10-12 Backflow Preventions
Geauga Cross Connection Backflow Survey Form Geauga-Cross-Connection-Backflow-Survey-Form.pdf Oct 12, 2023 2023-10-12 Backflow Preventions
EPA Backflow Brochure EPA-Backflow-PWS-02-003-brochure.pdf Oct 12, 2023 2023-10-12 Backflow Preventions
Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control Brochure Backflow-Prevention-FAQ-Brochure.pdf Oct 12, 2023 2023-10-12 Backflow Preventions
Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control Backflow-Prevention-and-Cross-Connection-Control-Brochure-pending.pdf Oct 12, 2023 2023-10-12 Backflow Preventions
PWS Certification CCR – Geauga County Department of Water Resources – 2023 PWS-2868112-2022-Certification-CCR-Geauga-County-Department-of-Water-Resources-2023.06.30.pdf Jun 30, 2023 2023-06-30 2023 Certification CCR
PWS Certification CCR – Geauga County Department of Water Resources – 2023 PWS-2804003-2022-Certification-CCR-Geauga-County-Department-of-Water-Resources-2023.06.30.pdf Jun 30, 2023 2023-06-30 2023 Certification CCR
PWS Certification CCR – Geauga County Department of Water Resources – 2023 PWS-2803712-2022-Certification-CCR-Geauga-County-Department-of-Water-Resources-2023.06.30.pdf Jun 30, 2023 2023-06-30 2023 Certification CCR
Services Center System CCR 2022 2022-Services-Center-CCR.pdf Nov 1, 2022 2022-11-01 Consumer Confidence Reports 2022
Scranton Woods Water CCR 2022 2022-Scranton-Woods-Water-CCR.pdf Nov 1, 2022 2022-11-01 Consumer Confidence Reports 2022
Bainbridge Water System CCR 2022 2022-Bainbridge-Water-CCR.pdf Nov 1, 2022 2022-11-01 Consumer Confidence Reports 2022
Services Center PWS Map 2017 Services-Center-PWS-OH2868112-Map.pdf Nov 1, 2017 2017-11-01 Water System Maps
Bainbridge PWS Map 2017 Bainbridge-PWS-OH2804003-Map.pdf Nov 1, 2017 2017-11-01 Water System Maps
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