While the Village is seeking 5 acres of property to site the water tower, only about 1 acre will need to be cleared to facilitate construction. A water main and access road will need to extend between the tower location and the public street. The footprint of a 1 MG tower is about 80’ diameter. … Continued
After the construction of the new water tower is built at a higher elevation, the existing tower will no longer be able to be functional and will be decommissioned from use. It is unknown at this time whether the Village will demolish the structure or continue to invest funds to maintain it into the future … Continued
Through a process of town halls and community discussion, the Village is learning a lot from the community while building a growing culture of partnership with residents of our community. The Village held three Town Hall meetings on March 13, April 15, and May 15 to educate the community on the state of water works … Continued
In March, the Village began the Community Engagement Process to inform the community of the current state, communicate the challenges before the Village and gather community input. The Village held three Town Hall meetings (March 13, April 15, and May 15) to educate the community and obtain feedback from the community. The Village continues to … Continued
A transition to a new sole water source is not like flipping a light switch. For example, the expected transition to serve 60% of Madeira may take two years. Available water storage capacity (a larger water tower) would become increasingly important to the Village if the intent was to buy water from GCWW since reliability … Continued
Madeira has had two different water suppliers for 75 years. This resulted in two different water rates for members of their community. Moreover, Madeira owns its water mains on the side of the city that IHWW supplies water. Consequently, they are responsible for the replacement of these mains. IHWW is only responsible for maintenance and … Continued
Similar to the court decision in the 1940’s which led to IHWW being founded to avoid annexation into Cincinnati to receive water service, GCWW still does not have responsibility to serve water outside their jurisdiction. Indian Hill’s water needs would fall behind GCWW’s number one priority, City of Cincinnati businesses and residents. If GCWW had … Continued
Indian Hill Water Works Benefits The Little Miami aquifer is the source of IHWW’s water. Underground aquifers are often preferred over surface water sources because they tend to be less susceptible to contamination and take longer to become contaminated due to natural filtration as groundwater moves through layers of rock and sediment. Water drawn from … Continued
A new water tower would slightly increase water pressure on the system. The water at a customer’s tap is directly impacted by the difference between the elevation of the tap and the elevation of the water level in the water tower. Each foot of height provides 0.43 pounds per square foot (psi) of water pressure. … Continued
The Village understands that aesthetics of the water tower are important and may include sizeable landscaping as a buffer to hide the base of the tower. The Village is engaging a consultant to prepare renderings of a basic water tower at the proposed elevation and size. This will be done from three different views toward … Continued
