City of Steubenville,Ohio

    The Water Department is a branch of Public Works responsible for providing potable water to the residents of Steubenville and parts of northern Jefferson County. Water is pumped from the Ohio River at the Alikanna Pump Station to a 6 million gallon reservoir at the Filtration Plant located on University Blvd. The Filtration Plant is a new Superpulsator facility commissioned in August 2007 and is the only one of its kind in the State of Ohio at this time. The new plant produces an average of 5 million gallons a day of potable water. Bob Ribar heads a team of 18 employees consisting of operators, maintenance personnel and meter repair employees. All of the operators are licensed; that hold either a Class I, II or III Ohio EPA Water Supply License. The Water Department is responsible for repairing water main breaks, but not service lines.

     Mr. Ribar is a graduate of Steubenville High School, U. S. Navy Medical Corps School in Great Lakes, Illinois and the U. S. Navy Electroencephalograph School in St. Albans, New York. Mr. Ribar has been employed with the City of Steubenville Water Department for 16 years and holds an Ohio Class III operators license.
      As the Superintendent of Water, he is in charge of the water filtration plant which produces potable water for consumption, the water line maintenance crew that maintains the distribution system and meter personnel that repair and install water meters. He obtains his continuing education credits from the University of California, Sacramento and is a certified Hazardous Materials Technician. Mr. Ribar currently is pursuing his Class IV license.

City Water Service Rates

2006 Water Department Consumer Confidence Report (PDF)

2006 Table of Detected Contaminants (PDF)

Superpulsator Information (PDF)

History of Steubenville's Water System (PDF)

To contact the Water Department, use our Online Contact Form or the information below:

Mr. Robert Ribar, Superindendent
Water Filtration Plant
1565 University Blvd. Steubenville, OH 43952
Phone: (740) 283-6000 Ext. 3500
E-mail: water@cityofsteubenville.us