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Electric Power
Electric energy is sold under uniform rate
schedules through the service area and Fostoria's electric power is provided by
three companies: AEP Ohio,
North Central Electric Cooperative and
Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative. The
three companies serve the entire Fostoria area, delivering power to residential,
commercial and industrial consumers. Voltages available range from 69kV to 345
kV from numerous transmission lines. Certain customers are qualified to received
patronage capital refunds.
North Central Electric and Hancock-Wood Electric
Cooperatives purchase their power from
Buckeye Power, Inc.
Natural Gas
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc. serves
the Fostoria area with a competitively priced natural gas supply and
transportation services. Columbia Gas provides access to diverse sources of
supply, the majority which originate from the southern and southwestern United
States and Ohio fields - including the largest storage field capacity in the
northeast. Columbia Gas offers a host of technical services, including
engineering consultation, for a multitude of industrial applications.
Water & Sewage Facilities
Fostoria's water is supplied by the municipal water works. Obtained from the
east branch of the Portage River and impounded in six up ground reservoirs, it
is purified, softened and stored in a clear well and two towers. Peak daily use
is 3.673 million gallons (average use is approximately 2.89 million gallons,
annual peak, 5.5 mgd) with a plant capacity of 6.0 million gallons per day. Well
water also is available in most sections of Fostoria at approximately 115 feet.
For additional information on Water, e-mail
Filtration Plant Supervisor Ronald Fauls at:
water@ci.fostoria.oh.us
For additional information on Sewer, e-mail Waste
Water Plant Supervisor Mickey Shank at:
wwtpcheif@ci.fostoria.oh.us
Telecommunications
AT & T is the worldwide provider of IP-based
communication services and the leading U.S. provider of high speed DSL Internet.
AT & T provides:
- Voice, Internet and data service for
businesses and home office
- Networking and communications for business
solutions, government and wholesale'
- Support you can count on with more than
10,000 lines to service the Fostoria area, with the capability to connect
most new businesses with fiber optic service.
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