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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ASSOCIATION'S WATER CUSTOMERS VOTE MEMBERS TO THE GOVERNING BODY.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE GOVERNING BODY REVIEWS THE FORM 990 FOR INACCURACIES AND COMPARES THE FORM 990 TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>WHEN NEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE VOTED INTO POSITION OR NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED, THE POLICY IS REVIEWED WITH THEM AND ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS ARE RESOLVED. IF ANY BUSINESS IS DONE WITH ANYONE THAT MIGHT HAVE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, ALL PRICES/PRODUCTS ARE REVIEWED AND COMPARED TO THOSE OFFERED BY NON-RELATED OR NON-CONFLICTED PARTIES TO ELIMINATE ANY CONFLICTS.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>FOR KEY EMPLOYEE SALARY DETERMINATION, THE BOARD HAS CONTACTED THE OHIO RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION FOR A STUDY OF AVERAGE SALARIES PAID FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS AT LIKE-KIND WATER SYSTEMS. AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THOSE STUDIES, THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE EMPLOYEE, THEIR INDIVIDUAL ABILITIES, ETC., THE SALARIES ARE SET.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE CORPORATE OFFICE.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2(C)</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</ExplanationTxt>
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