Your drinking water originates from two sources.
The primary source of water is from Walborn and
Deer Creek Reservoirs.
When full, the reservoirs hold 2.85 billion
gallons of raw water.
Deer Creek was dedicated on October 25, 1954, to
supply raw water to the Alliance Water Treatment Plant.
The raw water is drawn off from a multi-level
intake structure on Deer Creek Reservoir to the treatment plant
located on North Rockhill Avenue.
The Water Treatment Plant was put into operation
July, 1993. Current treatment includes: Aeration, chlorine dioxide,
potassium permanganate oxidation, powdered activated carbon
adsorption, alum coagulation, solids contact clarification, dual
media filtration with granular active carbon, stability adjustment,
disinfection and fluoridation.
The secondary source of water is from the
Mahoning river. This source was not used in 2000 or 2001.