CITY OF OAKWOOD

The City of Oakwood prepared this report to provide information to you, the consumer, on the quality of our drinking water. This report includes general health information relating to drinking water; a description of the Oakwood water system; general information about water quality; Oakwood water quality test results; information on how to participate in decisions concerning your drinking water; and water system contacts.

The City of Oakwood owns and operates a public municipal water system that serves the residents and businesses throughout the community. The system is comprised of eight production wells, three water treatment plants, 44 miles of underground water lines, 352 fire hydrants and a 1.5-million-gallon water tower. The Director of Public Works oversees the operation of the public water system. The Water Plant Superintendent is charged with the day-to-day operation of the wells, water tower and water treatment plants.

Source water information

Oakwood receives its drinking water from groundwater pumped through eight production wells. These wells draw water from tributary aquifers flowing towards the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer. The city’s system produced 99.07% of the total city water demand in 2025. Additional water was supplied from the City of Dayton water system.

Oakwood has two reserve water connections: one with the City of Dayton and one with Montgomery County. During 2025, Oakwood produced 449.267 million gallons from the eight Oakwood water wells and used 4.215 million gallons from the City of Dayton connection over 16 days. On average, the City of Dayton connection is used for approximately zero days each year. This report does not contain information on the City of Dayton water quality but a copy of the Dayton Consumer Confidence Report can be obtained by contacting the City of Dayton Water Department at (937) 333-6093 or by viewing the Dayton website at https://www.daytonohio.gov/370/Water-Quality#docaccess-bae80d4e0da70ec7d74b60dd568d69bdf783ed812a054bf8bbd07b4ec1057e7e .

The aquifer that supplies drinking water to Oakwood has a moderate susceptibility to contamination, due to the sensitivity of the aquifer in which the drinking water wells are located and the existence of several potential contaminant sources within the protection zone. This does not mean that the wellfield will become contaminated, only that conditions are such that the groundwater could be impacted by potential contaminant sources. Possible contamination may be avoided by implementing protective measures. For this reason, Oakwood has an Ohio EPA endorsed Source Water Assessment and Protection Program. See page 7 of this report for information on how you can help protect our water supply. More detailed field protection information can be obtained by calling the Water Plant Superintendent at (937) 298-0777.