Huber Ridge Area

The toilet is the main wasteful use of water, correct, low flow is the best way to go. they pay for themselves in months. but occasionally you have to check your toilets for leakage, do so by removing the back of your toilet and place a few drops of food coloring in the reservoir. if the toilet bowl water turns any shade of color you have a leak. I have been contacted by several residents whom have received spikes in their bill and i have found the toilets to be the root cause. after replacement the water/sewer bill went way down. our water bill used to run $150 a month, with 3 low flow toilets installed it dropped to $100 per. we since bought a whirlpool cabrio washing machine and it measures by weight the water per use and our bill is approx $77 per month. there are several tips listed on this post that are very helpful, as i have only named a few here. if anyone is interested please feel free to contact me for assistance/help 614.882.8959.

As you may be aware Aqua Ohio is trying to purchase OAWC, I have met with the President and COO of Aqua Ohio and have opened a line of communication hopefully to improve the customer service and service to our residents and customers should the purchase go through. while this is only the first step in hopefully many steps to find a suitable solution, we still need to oppose the current water/sewer rate application by OAWC, letters to the PUCO is a great start.

Thank You

James Welch

Go through your house and do your own water usage audit. Mark the usage down and keep track for one or two days. Make note of how much laundry you do.  None of us realize how much water we really use until we begin to keep track. I never rinse my dishes before putting them in the dishwasher - just scrape clean. I had my bathtub removed - never used it any way. Never, never let water run anywhere. Watch the kitchen usage. It is amazing how much water goes doen the drain rinsing and washing food. Rinse multiple things together in the same colander. Keep cold water in the fridge - do not run water to get it cold from the faucet.  Most important is the toilet. Check for leaks and get low flow devices. Turn off the outside faucets now. There are a lot of things you can do that are easy - but old habits are hard to break.