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JUNE 26, 1998 Page 1 ofI AR226-17.32 January 31, 2005 NEWS MEDIA RELEASE IMPORTANT NOTICE: `WATER USE REDUCTION ADVISORY ALL CUSTOMERS OF THE LITTLE HOCKING WATER ASSOCIATION ARE ASKED TO VOLUNTARILY REDUCE THEIR WATER USE ON A TEMPORARY BASIS IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE WATER DEMAND ON THE SYSTEM. THE SUNKEN BARGES AT THE BELLEVILLE LOCKS AND DAM HAV E CAUSED THE LEVEL OF THE OHIO RIVER TO DROP DRAMATICALLY. THE RIVER LEVEL IS LOWERING THE WATER TABLE AND REDUCING OUR 'WELLFIELD'S CAPACITY TO PRODUCE WATER. CONSEQUENTLY, WE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS MEETING THE `WATER DEMANDS OF THE SYSTEM. UNLESS THE WATER DEMAND IS SUFFICIENTLY REDUCED, WE WILL NEED TO ACTIVATE `WELL NO. 5 TO MEET OUR CUSTOMERS' CURRENT DEMAND FOR WATER. `WE HAVE AVOIDED PUMPING WATER FROM WELL NO. 5 INTO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BECAUSE OF WELL NO. 5S HIGHER LEVEL OF C- AS DISCUSSED DURING OUR PUBLIC MEETING IN FEBRUARY 2002; ON OUR WEBSITE; IN OUR `CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORTS; AND IN RECENT NOTICES TO OUR MEMBERS, C-8 WAS DISCOVERED IN OUR WELLS IN JANUARY, 2002. WELL NO. 5 HAS THE HIGHEST C-8 LEVELS OUT OF ALL OF OUR PRODUCTION WELLS. OUR LATEST NOTICE IS ATTACHED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. WE WANT TO AVOID USING WELL NO.5 SO WE ARE ASKING ALL CUSTOMERS OF THE LITTLE HOCKING WATER ASSOCIATION TO VOLUNTARILY REDUCE THEIR WATER USE ON A TEMPORARY BASIS. IF WATER DEMAND IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY REDUCED AND RIVER LEVELS CONTINUE TO DROP, WELL NO. 5 WILL HAVE TO BE USED. HOWEVER, WE WILL USE WELL NO. 5 AS SPARINGLY AS POSSIBLE AND ONLY UNTIL OUR WELLFIELD CAN RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. SNShttp:/iwww.littlehockingwater.org/Conserve WaterNoticeJanuary2005.htm 222005 C8 ResultLsitftoler HLiotclkeinHgocWkaitnegrDAissstoricbiuattiioonnSystem Washington County, Ohio [SR 339 Booster Station [Bartet County Corner ra rv 1022002 181 [Toren Booster Station 22002 112202 104 [Porterield Community Building 122102 [Porterield Community Buiding 28002 1.850 1.690 [[PPoorrtteerrfiteelldd CCoommmmuunniittyy Bguuiilddiinngg 4123/02 262 1.83 [Porterfield Community Buiding 42310 10/16/02, 155 [Portertieid Community Buiding [Porterfield Community Building 22603 5128103 429 233 [Porterfield Community Building [Porterfield Community Buiding 8120/03 12/17/03 250 ars [Porterfield Community Building 224104 [Porterfield Community Buiding si28108 5 433 [[PPoorrtteerrffiieelldd CCoommmmuunniittyy BBuuiilddiinngg 911//1260//0044 692 75a23e09 Page 1 of2 lus epaspur fighest Love Detcis -- hap: litiehockingu SN 172872005