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 "page": "water-and-sewer-providers-central-ohio-towns.html",
 "url": "https://www.openshowerco.com/water-and-sewer-providers-central-ohio-towns.html",
 "title": "Who supplies the water and who takes the sewage, town by town in Central Ohio",
 "record": "kb-wave-seven-2026-09",
 "generated": "2026-09-08",
 "how_to_read": "Every sentence on the page traces to one of these claims. status \"verified\" means two independent publishers state it; \"single\" means one named publisher, named in the page's sentence; \"conflict\" means the documents disagree and the page prints both.",
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   "id": "C1",
   "claim": "Columbus Water & Power says it provides water and sewer service to well over 30 communities in addition to Columbus, under contract.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Columbus Water & Power provides water and sewer service to well over 30 communities",
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    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
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   "id": "C2",
   "claim": "Columbus's contract list names Bexley, Dublin, Gahanna, Grandview, Grove City, Groveport, Hilliard, Marble Cliff, New Albany, Reynoldsburg, Upper Arlington, Whitehall and Worthington among the places it serves.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Bexley, Big Darby, Brice, Columbus Regional Airport Authority, Delaware County (various unincorporated areas), Dublin",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
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  {
   "id": "C3",
   "claim": "The same city page names Canal Winchester, Pickerington, parts of Westerville and townships such as Blendon, served by Aqua Ohio, among the places Columbus does not serve.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Canal Winchester, Pickerington, Westerville (various parts) and various townships like Blendon",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C4",
   "claim": "The Columbus water quality report's service area map assigns every home in the greater Columbus area to one of three water plants, and names the suburbs inside each plant's area.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "receives water from one of the following three water plants",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "Columbus Water & Power, City of Columbus",
     "title": "2025 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report, Water Service Area Map",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/5/services/public-utilities/water-reports/consumer-confidence-water-quality-report/consumer-confidence-report.pdf",
     "published": "2025"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C5",
   "claim": "The federal Safe Drinking Water Information System records, for every public water system in Ohio, whether its water is surface water, groundwater or purchased from another system.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "primary_source_code",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C6",
   "claim": "Ohio EPA publishes the same inventory for Ohio systems through its Drinking Water Viewer, which replaced the tool formerly called Drinking Water Watch.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Drinking Water Viewer",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Drinking Water Viewer",
     "url": "https://ohdwv.gecsws.com/",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C7",
   "claim": "Bexley buys its drinking water from the City of Columbus and bills its own residents for it.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "Bexley's water and sewer services are purchased from the City of Columbus",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Bexley",
     "title": "Water Department",
     "url": "https://bexley.org/water/",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C8",
   "claim": "Bexley's sanitary sewage is taken by the City of Columbus under the same purchase arrangement.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "Bexley's water and sewer services are purchased from the City of Columbus",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Bexley",
     "title": "Water Department",
     "url": "https://bexley.org/water/",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C9",
   "claim": "Upper Arlington's drinking water is provided by the City of Columbus and comes from the Dublin Road and Morse Road plants.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "potable water provided by the City of Columbus from the Dublin Road",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Upper Arlington",
     "title": "Public Works Division",
     "url": "https://www.upperarlingtonoh.gov/289/Public-Works-Division",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "Columbus Water & Power, City of Columbus",
     "title": "2025 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report, Water Service Area Map",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/5/services/public-utilities/water-reports/consumer-confidence-water-quality-report/consumer-confidence-report.pdf",
     "published": "2025"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C10",
   "claim": "Upper Arlington says its sanitary sewer carries all wastewater to the Jackson Pike plant before it is discharged to the Scioto River.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "conveys all wastewater from homes and businesses to the Jackson Pike plant for treatment",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Upper Arlington",
     "title": "Public Works Division",
     "url": "https://www.upperarlingtonoh.gov/289/Public-Works-Division",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "2024 Annual Report",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/4/utilities/documents/department-publications/public-utilities-annual-report-2024.pdf",
     "published": "2025"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C11",
   "claim": "Worthington says its water supply is provided by the City of Columbus, which also maintains the main water lines in Worthington.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "water supply in the City of Worthington is provided by the City",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Worthington",
     "title": "Water",
     "url": "https://www.worthington.org/319/Water",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "Columbus Water & Power, City of Columbus",
     "title": "2025 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report, Water Service Area Map",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/5/services/public-utilities/water-reports/consumer-confidence-water-quality-report/consumer-confidence-report.pdf",
     "published": "2025"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C12",
   "claim": "Worthington's sanitary sewer carries wastewater to a Columbus treatment plant.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "carries waste water, wash water and flush-able solids to Columbus' Sewerage Treatment plant",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Worthington",
     "title": "Sewer Utilities",
     "url": "https://www.worthington.org/317/Sewer",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C13",
   "claim": "Dublin owns no water or wastewater treatment plant of its own and buys both services from other jurisdictions.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "does not own or operate wastewater treatment facilities or a water treatment facility",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Dublin",
     "title": "Envision Dublin Community Plan, Municipal Service Agreements",
     "url": "https://communityplan.dublinohiousa.gov/utilities/municipal-service-agreements",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C14",
   "claim": "Dublin's water and sanitary sewer agreements with Columbus were both entered on April 13, 1993 and run to 2043.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "The sanitary sewer service agreement approved on April 13, 1993",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Dublin",
     "title": "Envision Dublin Community Plan, Municipal Service Agreements",
     "url": "https://communityplan.dublinohiousa.gov/utilities/municipal-service-agreements",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C15",
   "claim": "Dublin's sewage is carried into Columbus's interceptor system and treated by Columbus, and limited areas of Dublin are sewered by Delaware County instead.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "dispose of wastewater through the City of Columbus wastewater collection and treatment",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Dublin",
     "title": "Envision Dublin Community Plan, Municipal Service Agreements",
     "url": "https://communityplan.dublinohiousa.gov/utilities/municipal-service-agreements",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C16",
   "claim": "Gahanna's public drinking water is provided by the City of Columbus and its wastewater is sent to Columbus for treatment.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "Public Drinking Water is provided by the City of Columbus",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Gahanna",
     "title": "Public Utilities",
     "url": "https://www.gahanna.gov/224/Public-Utilities",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C17",
   "claim": "Grandview Heights says the City of Columbus maintains all the drinking water provided to the city.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "The City of Columbus maintains all the potable (drinking) water provided to",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Grandview Heights",
     "title": "Frequently Asked Questions",
     "url": "https://www.grandviewheights.gov/409/Frequently-Asked-Questions",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "Columbus Water & Power, City of Columbus",
     "title": "2025 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report, Water Service Area Map",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/5/services/public-utilities/water-reports/consumer-confidence-water-quality-report/consumer-confidence-report.pdf",
     "published": "2025"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C18",
   "claim": "Columbus lists Grandview among the communities it serves with water and sewer, while Grandview Heights itself maintains the sanitary mains inside its borders.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Grandview",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Grandview Heights",
     "title": "Frequently Asked Questions",
     "url": "https://www.grandviewheights.gov/409/Frequently-Asked-Questions",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C19",
   "claim": "Hilliard says the Columbus Division of Water provides both water and sewer services for Hilliard residents.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "The Columbus Division of Water provides water and sewer services for Hilliard residents.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Hilliard",
     "title": "Questions and Answers",
     "url": "https://hilliardohio.gov/questions-answers/",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C20",
   "claim": "New Albany owns all the water mains inside the city but contracts with Columbus to provide water service and maintain those mains.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "contracts with the City of Columbus to provide water service and to",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of New Albany",
     "title": "Water & Sewers",
     "url": "https://newalbanyohio.org/public-service/water-sewers/",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "Columbus Water & Power, City of Columbus",
     "title": "2025 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report, Water Service Area Map",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/5/services/public-utilities/water-reports/consumer-confidence-water-quality-report/consumer-confidence-report.pdf",
     "published": "2025"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C21",
   "claim": "New Albany's sewage travels through city sanitary sewers to the City of Columbus for treatment.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "ultimately, to the City of Columbus to be treated at their wastewater treatment plant",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of New Albany",
     "title": "Water & Sewers",
     "url": "https://newalbanyohio.org/public-service/water-sewers/",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C22",
   "claim": "Reynoldsburg buys water and sewer service from the City of Columbus and bills its residents through its own office.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "Water and sewer services are purchased from the City of Columbus",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Reynoldsburg",
     "title": "Water / Wastewater Department",
     "url": "https://www.reynoldsburg.gov/250/Water-Wastewater-Department",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C23",
   "claim": "Columbus Water & Power lists Marble Cliff among the communities it serves with water and sewer, and its water map places the village in the Dublin Road plant's area.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "MARBLE CLIFF",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "Columbus Water & Power, City of Columbus",
     "title": "2025 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report, Water Service Area Map",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/5/services/public-utilities/water-reports/consumer-confidence-water-quality-report/consumer-confidence-report.pdf",
     "published": "2025"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C24",
   "claim": "Columbus Water & Power lists Grove City among the communities it serves with water and sewer, and its water map places Grove City in the Parsons Avenue plant's area.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "GROVE CITY",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "Columbus Water & Power, City of Columbus",
     "title": "2025 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report, Water Service Area Map",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/5/services/public-utilities/water-reports/consumer-confidence-water-quality-report/consumer-confidence-report.pdf",
     "published": "2025"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C25",
   "claim": "Groveport runs its own water department, which takes its drinking water from two underground wells.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "The Groveport Water Department receives its drinking water from two (2) underground wells",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Groveport",
     "title": "Water Service & Wastewater Treatment",
     "url": "https://www.groveport.org/675/Water-Service-Wastewater-Treatment",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Groveport, Groveport Water Department",
     "title": "Groveport Water Department Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report For 2025",
     "url": "https://www.groveport.org/ccr",
     "published": "2026"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C26",
   "claim": "Groveport is split: some addresses are on the Groveport water system and others are on the Columbus water system, and the city bills them differently.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Those on the Columbus water system pay a storm water fee only",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Groveport",
     "title": "Utilities",
     "url": "https://www.groveport.org/412/Utilities",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Groveport",
     "title": "Water Service & Wastewater Treatment",
     "url": "https://www.groveport.org/675/Water-Service-Wastewater-Treatment",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C27",
   "claim": "All wastewater produced in Groveport goes to the City of Columbus and is treated at the Southerly plant.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "Wastewater produced in Groveport flows to and is treated at the Southerly",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Groveport",
     "title": "Water Service & Wastewater Treatment",
     "url": "https://www.groveport.org/675/Water-Service-Wastewater-Treatment",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C28",
   "claim": "Groveport's water department keeps an emergency backup connection to the Columbus system, which it reports it did not use in 2025.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "also has an Emergency Back-up connection with the City of Columbus Water Department",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Groveport, Groveport Water Department",
     "title": "Groveport Water Department Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report For 2025",
     "url": "https://www.groveport.org/ccr",
     "published": "2026"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C29",
   "claim": "Canal Winchester operates its own ion-exchange water treatment plant and distribution system.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "operates and maintains a 2 Million Gallons per Day (MGD) ion-exchange water treatment facility",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Canal Winchester",
     "title": "Water",
     "url": "https://www.canalwinchesterohio.gov/170/Water",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C30",
   "claim": "Ohio EPA says Canal Winchester owns and operates a wastewater plant serving Canal Winchester, the Village of Lithopolis and portions of Pickerington, discharging to Walnut Creek.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "serves Canal Winchester, the Village of Lithopolis, and portions of the City of Pickerington",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Limited Environmental Review and Finding of No Significant Impact, Canal Winchester WWTP Headworks Improvements",
     "url": "https://www.canalwinchesterohio.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5351/Canal-Winchester-LER-and-FNSI-1-25",
     "published": "2025"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Pickerington",
     "title": "Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report for 2024",
     "url": "https://www.ci.pickerington.oh.us/cdn/CCR-Report-2024.pdf",
     "published": "2025"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C31",
   "claim": "Ohio EPA says the Canal Winchester wastewater plant was constructed in 1960 and last upgraded in 2015.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "discharges to Walnut Creek, and was constructed in 1960, with its last",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Limited Environmental Review and Finding of No Significant Impact, Canal Winchester WWTP Headworks Improvements",
     "url": "https://www.canalwinchesterohio.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5351/Canal-Winchester-LER-and-FNSI-1-25",
     "published": "2025"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C32",
   "claim": "Pickerington takes its drinking water from five wells at the water plant site west of Diley Road, in the Newark River aquifer.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "drinking water from five wells located at the water plant site west",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Pickerington",
     "title": "Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report for 2024",
     "url": "https://www.ci.pickerington.oh.us/cdn/CCR-Report-2024.pdf",
     "published": "2025"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C33",
   "claim": "Pickerington runs its own water reclamation plant on Hill Road South, built by the village in 1974 and expanded several times since.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "In 1974 the Village of Pickerington built its first wastewater treatment plant",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Pickerington",
     "title": "Water Reclamation",
     "url": "https://www.ci.pickerington.oh.us/departments/service/water-reclamation/",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Limited Environmental Review and Finding of No Significant Impact, Canal Winchester WWTP Headworks Improvements",
     "url": "https://www.canalwinchesterohio.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5351/Canal-Winchester-LER-and-FNSI-1-25",
     "published": "2025"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C34",
   "claim": "Newark's raw drinking water is withdrawn from the North Fork of the Licking River through screens along the river bank.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "withdrawn from the North Fork of the Licking River through mechanical screens",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Newark",
     "title": "Water Treatment Plant",
     "url": "https://www.newarkohio.gov/water-treatment-plant/",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C35",
   "claim": "Ohio EPA says the Newark wastewater plant serves the City of Newark and the Village of St. Louisville and discharges to the Licking River.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "Newark WWTP serves the City of Newark and Village of St. Louisville",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Fact Sheet for NPDES Permit Renewal, Newark WWTP, 2026",
     "url": "https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/epa.ohio.gov/Portals/35/permits/doc/4PE00001.fs.pdf",
     "published": "2026"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Newark",
     "title": "Water and Wastewater Services",
     "url": "https://www.newarkohio.gov/water-wastewater/",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C36",
   "claim": "Newark's collection system is part combined, carrying storm water and sewage in the same pipes, and the city says it is roughly 238 miles of sanitary and combined sewers.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "approximately 238 miles of sanitary and combined sewers, 24 lift stations",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Newark",
     "title": "Water and Wastewater Services",
     "url": "https://www.newarkohio.gov/water-wastewater/",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Fact Sheet for NPDES Permit Renewal, Newark WWTP, 2026",
     "url": "https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/epa.ohio.gov/Portals/35/permits/doc/4PE00001.fs.pdf",
     "published": "2026"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C37",
   "claim": "Westerville has operated a public water supply since 1901 and runs its own treatment plant on West Main Street.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Westerville has operated a public water supply since 1901.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Westerville",
     "title": "Water",
     "url": "https://www.westerville.org/services/water",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C38",
   "claim": "The Westerville plant treats water from Alum Creek and from underground wells.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "The plant treats water from Alum Creek and various underground water wells.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Westerville",
     "title": "Water FAQs",
     "url": "https://www.westerville.org/services/water/faqs",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C39",
   "claim": "Westerville does not treat its own sewage: it says all wastewater generated in the city is treated by the City of Columbus or the Delaware County sewage district under contract.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "treated by the City of Columbus or the Delaware County Sewage District",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Westerville",
     "title": "Wastewater Collection System",
     "url": "https://www.westerville.org/services/public-service/wastewater-collection-system",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C40",
   "claim": "The City of Delaware's primary water source is the Olentangy River, which it can blend with groundwater from wells drilled more than 200 feet deep.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "The City of Delaware's primary water source is the Olentangy River.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Delaware",
     "title": "Our Utilities",
     "url": "https://www.delawareohio.net/government/departments/public-utilities/our-utilities",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C41",
   "claim": "Delaware collects and treats its own wastewater at the Upper Olentangy Water Reclamation Center and returns it to the Olentangy River.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "treats domestic and industrial wastewater discharge and returns it to the Olentangy",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Delaware",
     "title": "Our Utilities",
     "url": "https://www.delawareohio.net/government/departments/public-utilities/our-utilities",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Public Notice, NPDES Permit 4PD00004*PD, Upper Olentangy Water Reclamation Center",
     "url": "https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/epa.ohio.gov/Portals/35/permits/DraftPN/4PD00004.pdf",
     "published": "2023-01-17"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C42",
   "claim": "The City of Powell names Del-Co Water Company as the water provider and the Delaware County Regional Sewer District as the sewer provider for Powell.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Del-Co Water Company, Inc.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Powell",
     "title": "Utilities",
     "url": "https://www.cityofpowell.us/Residents/Public-Service-Requests/Utilities",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C43",
   "claim": "A Powell mailing address is not always inside the City of Powell: the Census Bureau geocoder places 10333 Olentangy River Road, Powell, in Liberty Township, Delaware County, with no incorporated place.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Liberty township",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "United States Census Bureau",
     "title": "Census Geocoder, geographies by one-line address",
     "url": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/onelineaddress",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C44",
   "claim": "Lewis Center is not a municipality: the Census Bureau geocoder places Lewis Center addresses in Orange Township, Delaware County, with no incorporated place; 8600 Columbus Pike and 680 Lewis Center Road, both Lewis Center 43035, each returned Orange township and no place in September 2026.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Orange township",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "United States Census Bureau",
     "title": "Census Geocoder, geographies by one-line address",
     "url": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/onelineaddress",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C45",
   "claim": "Delaware County says its Regional Sewer District serves the unincorporated areas of the county, while municipal sewer systems serve the individual cities and villages.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "Our Regional Sewer District serves the unincorporated areas of the county (townships)",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "Delaware County, Ohio, Office of Economic Development",
     "title": "Navigating Local Government & Utilities",
     "url": "https://economicdevelopment.co.delaware.oh.us/navigating-local-government/",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "Delaware County Regional Sewer District",
     "title": "Delaware County Regional Sewer District, home page and About Us",
     "url": "https://regionalsewer.co.delaware.oh.us/",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C46",
   "claim": "The Delaware County Regional Sewer District provides only sewer service and directs water questions to Del-Co Water.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "The Sewer District provides only sewer service.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "Delaware County Regional Sewer District",
     "title": "Delaware County Regional Sewer District, home page and About Us",
     "url": "https://regionalsewer.co.delaware.oh.us/",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "Delaware County, Ohio, Office of Economic Development",
     "title": "Navigating Local Government & Utilities",
     "url": "https://economicdevelopment.co.delaware.oh.us/navigating-local-government/",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C47",
   "claim": "Sunbury says a Del-Co Water account is required before a Sunbury sewer account can be opened, because Del-Co reads the meters and Sunbury bills sewer on that reading.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "must have a Delco water account in order to have a Sunbury",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "Village of Sunbury",
     "title": "FAQ: I have moved to Sunbury. What do I need to do to get service?",
     "url": "https://sunburyohio.org/Faq.aspx?QID=83",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C48",
   "claim": "Sunbury runs its own wastewater plant, commissioned in 1967, whose final effluent goes to Prairie Run, a tributary of Big Walnut Creek.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "The final effluent is discharged to Prairie Run, a tributary to Big Walnut Creek.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "Village of Sunbury",
     "title": "Wastewater Treatment Plant",
     "url": "https://sunburyohio.org/183/Wastewater-Treatment-Plant",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C49",
   "claim": "Galena runs its own wastewater plant, which discharges into Big Walnut Creek at the head of Hoover Reservoir.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "discharges into Big Walnut Creek at the head of Hoover Reservoir",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "Village of Galena",
     "title": "Wastewater Treatment Plant",
     "url": "https://galenaohio.gov/wastewater-treatment-plant/",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C50",
   "claim": "Galena no longer runs a water system of its own; the federal inventory records the village system as deactivated in 1995, and Galena says sewer service is billed with the water bill by Del-Co.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Sewer service is billed monthly from Delco Water",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "Village of Galena",
     "title": "Wastewater Treatment Plant",
     "url": "https://galenaohio.gov/wastewater-treatment-plant/",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C51",
   "claim": "Del-Co Water is a member-owned, non-profit cooperative water utility whose service area extends into eight central Ohio counties.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "a service area that extends into eight central Ohio counties",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "Del-Co Water Company",
     "title": "Company Bio",
     "url": "https://delcowater.org/about/",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C52",
   "claim": "Del-Co's primary surface water supplies are the Olentangy River, the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir and the Alum Creek Reservoir, and it also draws groundwater from a well field in Knox County.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Del-Co's primary surface water supplies are the Olentangy River, the O'Shaughnessy",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "Del-Co Water Company",
     "title": "Del-Co's Water Sources",
     "url": "https://delcowater.org/del-cos-water-sources/",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "Del-Co Water Company",
     "title": "2024 Consumer Confidence Report",
     "url": "https://delcowater.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2024-Web-Ready-CCR.pdf",
     "published": "2025"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C53",
   "claim": "Blacklick is not a municipality: the Census Bureau geocoder places a Blacklick address in Jefferson Township, Franklin County, with no incorporated place.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Jefferson township",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "United States Census Bureau",
     "title": "Census Geocoder, geographies by one-line address",
     "url": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/onelineaddress",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C54",
   "claim": "The Jefferson Water and Sewer District is a regional water and sewer district chartered under section 6119 of the Ohio Revised Code and created in 1987 to serve Jefferson Township.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "chartered under section 6119 of the Ohio Revised Code",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio",
     "title": "Jefferson Water & Sewer District",
     "url": "https://www.jeffersontownship.org/departments___services/jefferson_water___sewer_district.php",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C55",
   "claim": "The federal drinking water inventory records the Jefferson district pumping its own groundwater from seven wells, with emergency connections to Columbus and to a Licking County system.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "JWSD WELL 001",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C56",
   "claim": "Part of the Blacklick area is served by a private utility instead: Aqua Ohio runs a Blacklick water system on four wells and, under an Ohio EPA permit, a separate Blacklick wastewater plant discharging to Blacklick Creek.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "The Blacklick WWTP is a separate sanitary sewer collection system",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Public Notice, NPDES Permit 4PU00002*MD, Aqua Ohio Water Co. Inc. - Blacklick WWTP",
     "url": "https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/epa.ohio.gov/Portals/35/permits/DraftPN/4PU00002.pdf",
     "published": "2024-10-02"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C57",
   "claim": "A Westerville mailing address can sit in Blendon Township rather than the city, where Aqua Ohio's Huber Ridge system supplies the water from its own wells.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "Blendon township",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "United States Census Bureau",
     "title": "Census Geocoder, geographies by one-line address",
     "url": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/onelineaddress",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C58",
   "claim": "Federal drinking water records show Aqua Ohio running a Worthington Hills water system on four of its own wells, so a Worthington-area address is not always on Columbus water.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "AQUA OHIO - WORTHINGTON HILLS WELL 0001",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
     "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
     "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C59",
   "claim": "A Worthington mailing address can also sit inside the city of Columbus: the Census Bureau geocoder places 7325 Worthington Galena Road, Worthington, in Columbus city.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Columbus city",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "United States Census Bureau",
     "title": "Census Geocoder, geographies by one-line address",
     "url": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/onelineaddress",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C60",
   "claim": "Addresses at the Linworth crossroads on West Dublin Granville Road return Columbus city from the Census Bureau geocoder, even where the mailing address reads Worthington: 2246 West Dublin Granville Road returned Columbus city, while 2075 West Dublin Granville Road, a short distance east, returned Worthington city in Sharon township.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Columbus city",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "United States Census Bureau",
     "title": "Census Geocoder, geographies by one-line address",
     "url": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/onelineaddress",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C61",
   "claim": "The Census Bureau geocoder places Columbus neighborhoods such as Clintonville and Beechwold inside the city of Columbus, so they are on the Columbus water and sewer systems like the rest of the city.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "Columbus city",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "United States Census Bureau",
     "title": "Census Geocoder, geographies by one-line address",
     "url": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/onelineaddress",
     "published": "undated"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C62",
   "claim": "Columbus assigns each address to one of three water plants: Dublin Road for the northwest and southwest, Hap Cremean for the north, and Parsons Avenue, drawing on wells, for the southeast.",
   "status": "verified",
   "quote": "Parsons Avenue Water Plant (PAWP) draws water from wells and serves residents",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "Columbus Water & Power, City of Columbus",
     "title": "2025 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report, Water Service Area Map",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/5/services/public-utilities/water-reports/consumer-confidence-water-quality-report/consumer-confidence-report.pdf",
     "published": "2025"
    },
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "2024 Annual Report",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/4/utilities/documents/department-publications/public-utilities-annual-report-2024.pdf",
     "published": "2025"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "C63",
   "claim": "Columbus says its Jackson Pike plant serves the central and western half of Franklin County and its Southerly plant serves eastern Franklin County.",
   "status": "single",
   "quote": "It serves the central and western half of Franklin County.",
   "sources": [
    {
     "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
     "title": "2024 Annual Report",
     "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/4/utilities/documents/department-publications/public-utilities-annual-report-2024.pdf",
     "published": "2025"
    }
   ]
  }
 ],
 "conflicts": [
  {
   "claim_id": "C1",
   "a": "26 contracting suburban communities",
   "a_source": "Columbus Water & Power 2024 Annual Report (S16)",
   "b": "well over 30 communities",
   "b_source": "Columbus Water & Power contract communities page (S1)",
   "printed": "print neither number; print the city's phrase 'well over 30 communities' only with Columbus named, and note that a third city page says 29 and Groveport's page says 25. Wave six recorded the same disagreement at facts/columbus-sewers-then-and-now.json C4."
  },
  {
   "claim_id": "C54",
   "a": "created and established in 1987",
   "a_source": "Jefferson Township (S41)",
   "b": "created in 1989",
   "b_source": "commercial business directories, not admissible",
   "printed": "print A because the township is the chartering body and the directories are not admissible sources; attribute the year to Jefferson Township."
  },
  {
   "claim_id": "C63",
   "a": "Jackson Pike built in 1935",
   "a_source": "Columbus Water & Power 2024 Annual Report (S16)",
   "b": "Jackson Pike placed into service in 1937",
   "b_source": "City of Columbus historical milestones, wave six S1",
   "printed": "print neither on this page; the plant's date belongs to the wave six sewers page, which already records the conflict."
  }
 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "id": "S1",
   "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
   "title": "Water & Sewer Contract Communities",
   "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/Services/Public-Utilities/About-Public-Utilities/The-Division-of-Sewage-Drainage/Wastewater-Treatment/Water-Sewer-Contract-Communities",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S2",
   "publisher": "Columbus Water & Power, City of Columbus",
   "title": "2025 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report, Water Service Area Map",
   "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/5/services/public-utilities/water-reports/consumer-confidence-water-quality-report/consumer-confidence-report.pdf",
   "published": "2025"
  },
  {
   "id": "S3",
   "publisher": "United States Environmental Protection Agency",
   "title": "Envirofacts, Safe Drinking Water Information System, WATER_SYSTEM, WATER_SYSTEM_FACILITY, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA and SERVICE_AREA tables",
   "url": "https://data.epa.gov/efservice/WATER_SYSTEM/PRIMACY_AGENCY_CODE/OH/JSON",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S4",
   "publisher": "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency",
   "title": "Drinking Water Viewer",
   "url": "https://ohdwv.gecsws.com/",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S5",
   "publisher": "City of Bexley",
   "title": "Water Department",
   "url": "https://bexley.org/water/",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S6",
   "publisher": "City of Upper Arlington",
   "title": "Public Works Division",
   "url": "https://www.upperarlingtonoh.gov/289/Public-Works-Division",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S7",
   "publisher": "City of Worthington",
   "title": "Water",
   "url": "https://www.worthington.org/319/Water",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S8",
   "publisher": "City of Worthington",
   "title": "Sewer Utilities",
   "url": "https://www.worthington.org/317/Sewer",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S9",
   "publisher": "City of Dublin",
   "title": "Envision Dublin Community Plan, Municipal Service Agreements",
   "url": "https://communityplan.dublinohiousa.gov/utilities/municipal-service-agreements",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S10",
   "publisher": "City of Gahanna",
   "title": "Public Utilities",
   "url": "https://www.gahanna.gov/224/Public-Utilities",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S11",
   "publisher": "City of Grandview Heights",
   "title": "Frequently Asked Questions",
   "url": "https://www.grandviewheights.gov/409/Frequently-Asked-Questions",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S12",
   "publisher": "City of Hilliard",
   "title": "Questions and Answers",
   "url": "https://hilliardohio.gov/questions-answers/",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S13",
   "publisher": "City of New Albany",
   "title": "Water & Sewers",
   "url": "https://newalbanyohio.org/public-service/water-sewers/",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S14",
   "publisher": "City of Reynoldsburg",
   "title": "Water / Wastewater Department",
   "url": "https://www.reynoldsburg.gov/250/Water-Wastewater-Department",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S15",
   "publisher": "City of Groveport",
   "title": "Water Service & Wastewater Treatment",
   "url": "https://www.groveport.org/675/Water-Service-Wastewater-Treatment",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S16",
   "publisher": "City of Columbus, Columbus Water & Power",
   "title": "2024 Annual Report",
   "url": "https://www.columbus.gov/files/sharedassets/city/v/4/utilities/documents/department-publications/public-utilities-annual-report-2024.pdf",
   "published": "2025"
  },
  {
   "id": "S17",
   "publisher": "City of Groveport, Groveport Water Department",
   "title": "Groveport Water Department Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report For 2025",
   "url": "https://www.groveport.org/ccr",
   "published": "2026"
  },
  {
   "id": "S18",
   "publisher": "City of Groveport",
   "title": "Utilities",
   "url": "https://www.groveport.org/412/Utilities",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S19",
   "publisher": "City of Canal Winchester",
   "title": "Water",
   "url": "https://www.canalwinchesterohio.gov/170/Water",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S20",
   "publisher": "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency",
   "title": "Limited Environmental Review and Finding of No Significant Impact, Canal Winchester WWTP Headworks Improvements",
   "url": "https://www.canalwinchesterohio.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5351/Canal-Winchester-LER-and-FNSI-1-25",
   "published": "2025"
  },
  {
   "id": "S21",
   "publisher": "City of Pickerington",
   "title": "Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report for 2024",
   "url": "https://www.ci.pickerington.oh.us/cdn/CCR-Report-2024.pdf",
   "published": "2025"
  },
  {
   "id": "S22",
   "publisher": "City of Pickerington",
   "title": "Water Reclamation",
   "url": "https://www.ci.pickerington.oh.us/departments/service/water-reclamation/",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S23",
   "publisher": "City of Newark",
   "title": "Water Treatment Plant",
   "url": "https://www.newarkohio.gov/water-treatment-plant/",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S24",
   "publisher": "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency",
   "title": "Fact Sheet for NPDES Permit Renewal, Newark WWTP, 2026",
   "url": "https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/epa.ohio.gov/Portals/35/permits/doc/4PE00001.fs.pdf",
   "published": "2026"
  },
  {
   "id": "S25",
   "publisher": "City of Newark",
   "title": "Water and Wastewater Services",
   "url": "https://www.newarkohio.gov/water-wastewater/",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S26",
   "publisher": "City of Westerville",
   "title": "Water",
   "url": "https://www.westerville.org/services/water",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S27",
   "publisher": "City of Westerville",
   "title": "Water FAQs",
   "url": "https://www.westerville.org/services/water/faqs",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S28",
   "publisher": "City of Westerville",
   "title": "Wastewater Collection System",
   "url": "https://www.westerville.org/services/public-service/wastewater-collection-system",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S29",
   "publisher": "City of Delaware",
   "title": "Our Utilities",
   "url": "https://www.delawareohio.net/government/departments/public-utilities/our-utilities",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S30",
   "publisher": "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency",
   "title": "Public Notice, NPDES Permit 4PD00004*PD, Upper Olentangy Water Reclamation Center",
   "url": "https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/epa.ohio.gov/Portals/35/permits/DraftPN/4PD00004.pdf",
   "published": "2023-01-17"
  },
  {
   "id": "S31",
   "publisher": "City of Powell",
   "title": "Utilities",
   "url": "https://www.cityofpowell.us/Residents/Public-Service-Requests/Utilities",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S32",
   "publisher": "United States Census Bureau",
   "title": "Census Geocoder, geographies by one-line address",
   "url": "https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/geographies/onelineaddress",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S33",
   "publisher": "Delaware County, Ohio, Office of Economic Development",
   "title": "Navigating Local Government & Utilities",
   "url": "https://economicdevelopment.co.delaware.oh.us/navigating-local-government/",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S34",
   "publisher": "Delaware County Regional Sewer District",
   "title": "Delaware County Regional Sewer District, home page and About Us",
   "url": "https://regionalsewer.co.delaware.oh.us/",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S35",
   "publisher": "Village of Sunbury",
   "title": "FAQ: I have moved to Sunbury. What do I need to do to get service?",
   "url": "https://sunburyohio.org/Faq.aspx?QID=83",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S36",
   "publisher": "Village of Sunbury",
   "title": "Wastewater Treatment Plant",
   "url": "https://sunburyohio.org/183/Wastewater-Treatment-Plant",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S37",
   "publisher": "Village of Galena",
   "title": "Wastewater Treatment Plant",
   "url": "https://galenaohio.gov/wastewater-treatment-plant/",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S38",
   "publisher": "Del-Co Water Company",
   "title": "Company Bio",
   "url": "https://delcowater.org/about/",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S39",
   "publisher": "Del-Co Water Company",
   "title": "Del-Co's Water Sources",
   "url": "https://delcowater.org/del-cos-water-sources/",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S40",
   "publisher": "Del-Co Water Company",
   "title": "2024 Consumer Confidence Report",
   "url": "https://delcowater.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2024-Web-Ready-CCR.pdf",
   "published": "2025"
  },
  {
   "id": "S41",
   "publisher": "Jefferson Township, Franklin County, Ohio",
   "title": "Jefferson Water & Sewer District",
   "url": "https://www.jeffersontownship.org/departments___services/jefferson_water___sewer_district.php",
   "published": "undated"
  },
  {
   "id": "S42",
   "publisher": "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency",
   "title": "Public Notice, NPDES Permit 4PU00002*MD, Aqua Ohio Water Co. Inc. - Blacklick WWTP",
   "url": "https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/epa.ohio.gov/Portals/35/permits/DraftPN/4PU00002.pdf",
   "published": "2024-10-02"
  }
 ]
}