North Olmsted Wastewater Treatment Plant

What North Olmsted Wastewater Treatment Plant does

The North Olmsted Wastewater Treatment Plant is a municipal government department within the City of North Olmsted, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, responsible for treating and managing wastewater for city residents and businesses. The department operates under the city's Public Service umbrella alongside animal control, forestry, garbage and recycling, and drop-off collection programs. Its core service is sanitary sewage collection, conveyance, and treatment, with secondary responsibility for stormwater management within the Root Ditch watershed. Service delivery is direct-to-resident through city-owned collection infrastructure and integrated utility billing, with no commercial pricing model. The operating footprint is single-jurisdiction: one operations-support office at 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, OH 44070.

The department's underlying technology is conventional municipal wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, augmented by two notable capital assets. The South Interceptor Sanitary Equalization Tank, a $7.8M project administered in partnership with the Cuyahoga County Department of Public Works (announced 2025-03-03), adds 1.5 million gallons of storage capacity to reduce basement flooding and environmental discharges during wet weather events. The Spruce Stormwater Wetland Basin is a 2.9-acre passive park providing 23,000 cubic feet (4.5 million gallons) of stormwater storage with a maximum depth of 6 feet, a 12-foot-wide river rock channel simulating a natural stream, and wetland vegetation. Quantified flood-mitigation outcomes include approximately 1 ft of peak flood reduction along Root Ditch for a 10-year storm event and approximately 0.5 ft for a 100-year storm event. The City of North Olmsted uses an Everbridge-based City Alert System, official website content, and social media channels for resident communications related to service operations and construction projects.

Revenue and commercial pricing do not apply: the plant is tax- and utility-bill-funded as part of a municipal government, with no disclosed revenue figure. The customer base is exclusively residential and commercial ratepayers within North Olmsted city limits, served through a municipal franchise with regulatory monopoly status. Operational coordination extends to several external partners, including the Cuyahoga County Department of Public Works, the Ohio Department of Transportation, Cleveland Water, the Cuyahoga County Office of Emergency Management, and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (the latter in a regulatory advocacy capacity regarding FirstEnergy service reliability). The entity is not investable in a PE/VC/M&A sense; it is a publicly owned infrastructure department of a local government.

Name

North Olmsted Wastewater Treatment Plant

Legal name

City of North Olmsted

Website

https://north-olmsted.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1805

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The North Olmsted Wastewater Treatment Plant is a municipal government department within the City of North Olmsted, Ohio that provides sanitary sewage collection, wastewater treatment, and stormwater management services exclusively to city residents and businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Wastewater Treatment Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132), Sewage Treatment Facilities (221320)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Wastewater Collection (Sewer Networks) (BPALAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Stormwater Management & MS4 Compliance Services (BPALAMAL), Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Treatment & Wet-Weather Capacity (EUANADAF)

Keywords

• Municipal wastewater treatment
• Sanitary sewage collection
• Stormwater management services
• Water utility infrastructure
• Environmental compliance services

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Municipal Utility Services: The Waste Water Treatment Plant operates as a tax-funded municipal utility providing essential sanitation and wastewater management services to residents and businesses. Revenue is generated through municipal utility billing integrated with city services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The North Olmsted Wastewater Treatment Plant is a municipal government department within the City of North Olmsted's Public Service group that operates a wastewater treatment facility and sanitary sewage collection system for the community. The department oversees plant operations, pretreatment programs, systems profiles, and major infrastructure improvement initiatives, including capital projects designed to reduce basement flooding and environmental discharges during wet weather events.

Product overview

The North Olmsted Waste Water Treatment Plant is a municipal government department providing wastewater treatment services for the City of North Olmsted, Ohio. The department offers wastewater treatment operations and maintains related infrastructure through its sub-pages covering improvement projects, pretreatment programs, systems profiles, and plant profile information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wastewater Treatment and Sanitary Sewage Collection

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.5 million gallons additional storage capacity for wet weather events
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cuyahoga County Dept. of Public WorkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2025The South Interceptor Sanitary Equalization Tank project is administered by the Cuyahoga County Dept. of Public Works in partnership with the City of North Olmsted for infrastructure improvements to the sanitary sewage collection system.
• Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerODOT manages State Route projects including Lorain Road resurfacing. The city has partnered to share costs of repairs to accelerate improvements. Phase 1 (2026) covers Stearns Road to Dover Center Road; Phase 2 (2027) covers Dover Center Road to Canterbury Road.
• Greater Cleveland Food BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Oxcart Pantry, affiliated with the Recreation & Public Engagement department under the same city administration, is a proud member agency of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank for food assistance programs.
• Cuyahoga County Office of Emergency ManagementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with volunteers from Team Rubicon, Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief Ohio, and Crisis Cleanup to establish a hotline for residents to request assistance with tree and yard debris removal following storm events.
• ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga CountyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCuyahoga County Overdose Prevention Network (COPN) app partnership utilizing technology to help prevent overdose and save lives. Partnered with Brave Technology Co-Op under State Opioid Response grant.
• Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity has formally requested PUCO to investigate FirstEnergy's repeated service failures and demand transparency about infrastructure condition serving the community.
• Cleveland WaterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCleveland Water manages water main infrastructure in the area. The city coordinates with Cleveland Water on road closures due to water main breaks and infrastructure issues.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Regional players

• Cleveland Water: Large municipal water utility serving Cleveland and many western suburbs including North Olmsted. Directly comparable as a neighboring municipal water/wastewater provider with infrastructure coordination requirements and similar regulatory environment in Cuyahoga County.
• Greater Cincinnati Water Works: Municipal water and wastewater utility serving the Cincinnati metropolitan area in Ohio. Comparable as a mid-sized Ohio municipal water/wastewater provider with similar regulatory environment and capital planning approach.
• Akron Water Reclamation Facility: City of Akron's municipal wastewater treatment facility serving Northeast Ohio. Comparable as a mid-sized Ohio municipal wastewater treatment operator with similar climate, regulatory environment, and combined sewer challenges.

Broad incumbents

• Essential Utilities (formerly Aqua America): Large US water and natural gas utility serving municipal and residential customers across multiple states. Comparable as a regulated water/wastewater provider with similar essential service delivery model and long-term infrastructure investment thesis.
• American Water Works Company: Largest publicly traded US water and wastewater utility, operating regulated municipal systems across multiple states. Comparable as a regulated water/wastewater provider serving municipal customers with similar regulatory monopoly economics, though operating at vastly larger scale.
• Veolia North America: Operates and maintains municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities across the US under contract. Comparable as a wastewater treatment operator serving municipal clients, with similar service delivery and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Severn Trent Services: Global water and wastewater services company operating and managing municipal treatment facilities. Comparable as a contract operator and technology provider for municipal wastewater utilities with similar service profiles.
• Aqua America: Regulated water utility serving communities across the US, with growing wastewater and recycled water operations. Comparable as a municipal water/wastewater services provider with similar regulatory and infrastructure profile.

Others

• Jacobs Engineering (Critical Mission Solutions / Water): Global engineering and consulting firm with major water/wastewater infrastructure practice, including planning, design, and program management for municipal utilities. Comparable as a key contractor and engineering partner supporting municipal wastewater treatment capital programs.

Direct peers

• Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD): Regional sewer and wastewater authority serving Cleveland and surrounding Cuyahoga County communities, including portions of the North Olmsted area. Directly comparable as a municipal wastewater operator in the same geographic region with overlapping service territory and similar wet weather management challenges.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/NorthOlmsted_OH
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CityofNorth_Olmsted/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/NorthOlmstedOH
• Instagraminstagram.com/northolmsted_oh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/north-olmsted-wastewater-treatment-plant

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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