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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ROSS COUNTY WATER COMPANY, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT, USER-MEMBER OWNED CORPORATION, THAT PROVIDES QUALITY RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL WATER SERVICE TO APPROXIMATELY 15,341 CUSTOMERS IN AREAS OF ROSS, PIKE, PICKAWAY, VINTON, HOCKING, &amp; JACKSON COUNTIES IN OHIO.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>YES</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY A GOVERNING BODY BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO BOARD AND FILED WITH THE IRS.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MAINTENCE-BUILDING/EQUIP 0 145,440 0 UTILITIES- TREAT &amp; DISTR 120,207 0 0 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 0 107,124 0 R&amp;M-TREATMENT PLANT 86,469 0 0 POSTAGE 0 76,885 0 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 0 74,376 0 UTILITIES 0 73,772 0 SUPPLIES 52,967 0 0 UNIFORMS/JANITORIAL/MISC. 0 33,949 0 LICENSES, FEES &amp; PERMITS 31,387 0 0 TAXES-SALES&amp;REAL ESTATE 0 27,909 0 TELEPHONE 0 26,224 0 TESTING &amp; SAMPLES 25,173 0 0 UNIFORMS &amp; JANITORIAL 22,254 0 0 LABORATORY SUPPLIES 12,492 0 0 OTHER 11,910 0 0 DUES &amp; SUBSCRIPTIONS 0 11,210 0 OHIO UTILITIES SERVICE 0 10,048 0 MISC EXPENSES -WATER TREA 1,323 0 0 AGENCY COLLECTION FEES 0 81 0 TOTAL 364,182 587,018 0</ExplanationTxt>
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