Aqua purchases village water system

MARION – Aqua of Ohio has announced that it has reached an agreement to purchase the water system of the village of La Rue. "The system includes a water treatment plant producing about 50,000 gallons of water a day, 4.8 miles of water mains and an elevated storage tank all serving about 300 homes," read a press release from Aqua. Key elements of the agreement include: Aqua will pay the Village $2.25 million for the assets which will be used to retire system debts Aqua will invest an estimated $750,000 in the system within the next four years to optimize operations and meet regulatory demands The village employee who currently works for the system will remain in his position through a contract with the Village. Aqua plans to focus on improving the water treatment plant's filtration process, replacing control valves and upgrading water quality monitoring technologies. The company will then begin strategically replacing the distribution system's valves, hydrants, water mains and water meters.