Aqua Ohio water rates going up Jan. 1 for Mahoning County customers

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County commissioners approved new water rates for the county’s Aqua Ohio customers over the next three years, with increases of about 5 percent each Jan. 1.

The average household served by Aqua in Mahoning County pays about $34 a month for water, said Al Sauline, Aqua Ohio’s Struthers area manager. Aqua serves about 18,500 Mahoning County water customers.

The Aqua service territory includes Struthers, Lowellville, Poland, Beaver and Springfield Townships and parts of Boardman, Canfield and Coitsville townships.

The increases have already been approved by the township trustees and city and village councils in the parts of the county Aqua serves, except for the Poland Township trustees, who will vote on them early next month.

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