The water system consists of the following components:

• Eight water production wells.
• The Shafor Boulevard Iron & Manganese Plant and Water Softening Plant (Plant #1).
• The Springhouse Water Softening Plant (Plant #2).
• The Ridgeway Road Standpipe Water Tower.
• The underground water distribution system.
• Two interconnections with the City of Dayton water system.
• One interconnection with the Montgomery County water system.

The water system is operated automatically by a control system based on the water level in the Ridgeway Road water tower. The City produces over 95% of the water used throughout the City. The balance is purchased from the City of Dayton.

Water Production Wells. The eight existing wells are located in three different well fields. The Springhouse well field contains Wells #1, 2 and 3 and is located in Oakwood near the intersection of Oakwood Avenue and Springhouse Road. These wells supply water to the Springhouse Road Water Softening Plant. The Firwood well field contains Wells #4, 5, 6, and 8. The Firwood well field is located in the City of Dayton just east of the corporation line along Acorn Drive. The four Firwood wells supply water to the Shafor Boulevard Water Plants. The soccer field well field contains Well #7 and is also located in the City of Dayton. This well field is located north of Irving Avenue just east of Shafor Boulevard. Water from Well #7 also flows to the Shafor Boulevard plants.

All three well fields are located at the edge of the Great Miami River Buried Valley Aquifer. The groundwater flow is generally from the southeast to the northwest and travels through tributary aquifers in a direction towards the main buried valley aquifer. As such, none of Oakwood’s water is believed to come directly from the buried valley aquifer.

Shafor Boulevard Iron & Manganese Removal Plant and Water Softening Plant. Water from Wells #4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 is treated by the Iron and Manganese Plant and Water Softening Plant #1. This plant has a capacity of 1.08 million gallons per day. The Iron and Manganese Plant includes a potassium permanganate chemical feed system and two iron and manganese removal filters. The water softening plant includes four ion exchange softening filter systems and a sodium hypochlorite disinfection system. The Shafor Boulevard Water Treatment Plants are served by an emergency power generator in the event of a power outage. The iron and manganese plant was constructed in 1984 and the Water Softening Plant in 1989.

Springhouse Road Water Softening Plant. The Springhouse Road Water Softening Plant has a capacity of 1.15 million gallons per day. The system includes three ion exchange softening filters, a sodium hypochlorite disinfection system, a clearwell for storing treated water and three high pressure booster pumps. The Springhouse Water Plant facility is served by an emergency power generator in the event of a power outage. The Water Softening Plant was constructed in 1993 as a replacement to an older water plant which only provided chlorination treatment.

Ridgeway Road Standpipe Water Tower. The Ridgeway Road Standpipe Water Tower has a capacity of 1.5 million gallons. The Water Tower was constructed in 1953 and measures 50’ in diameter and 90’ in height. The Tower is of steel construction. In 1996, the City completed a major tower refurbishment project which included removal of all interior and exterior coat-