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        <Amt>45788</Amt>
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        <Desc>REAL ESTATE TAXES PAYABLE</Desc>
        <Amt>5130</Amt>
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      <TotalLiabilityAmt>1620510</TotalLiabilityAmt>
      <TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt>11686124</TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <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 15,504 CUSTOMERS IN AREAS OF ROSS, PIKE, PICKAWAY, VINTON, HOCKING, &amp; JACKSON COUNTIES IN OHIO.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>YES</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <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>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MAINTENCE-BUILDING/EQUIP 0 183,817 0 UTILITIES- TREAT &amp; DISTR 125,457 0 0 FUEL VEHICLES 116,487 0 0 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 0 83,628 0 UTILITIES 0 75,785 0 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 0 68,718 0 POSTAGE 0 67,722 0 UNIFORMS/JANITORIAL/MISC. 0 51,205 0 SUPPLIES 44,662 0 0 TELEPHONE 0 35,059 0 LICENSES, FEES &amp; PERMITS 29,572 0 0 TAXES-SALES&amp;REAL ESTATE 0 26,962 0 UNIFORMS &amp; JANITORIAL 25,614 0 0 TESTING &amp; SAMPLES 24,170 0 0 LABORATORY SUPPLIES 15,105 0 0 DUES &amp; SUBSCRIPTIONS 0 14,666 0 OTHER 12,563 0 0 OHIO UTILITIES SERVICE 0 12,198 0 MISC EXPENSES -WATER TREA 3,671 0 0 TOTAL 397,301 619,760 0</ExplanationTxt>
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