City asks Ohio EPA to lower water plant classification
STEUBENVILLE — City officials are hoping to get the Ohio EPA to reconsider Steubenville’s Class IV water plant operator licensing requirement. City Manager Mike Johnson said Tuesday they’ve begun the process “to have our water plant reclassified as a Class III plant.” “I believe it is vital to be considered a Class III plant to ensure we can retain qualified operators to run (it),” he said. “It is also a matter of fairness, as Steubenville should not be treated like Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland when it comes to plant classification.” In Ohio, surface water ...
