About Us

Del-Co Water Company, Inc. was formed in 1969 when Ralph Scott, Timothy McNamara, and Gerald Solt foresaw the need to have a dependable supply of quality drinking water in southern Delaware County for supplying the initial customers and to provide for future development. These men organized community meetings and recruited a group of concerned citizens to form the company and hire a consulting engineer. With their leadership, the company was able to obtain low interest loans from the Farmers Home Administration and build a one million gallon per day treatment plant with two hundred miles of distribution mains to serve approximately two thousand customers. From their initial work arousing community interest and securing government loans, and with their continued leadership, Del-Co Water has grown into the largest rural water system in the State of Ohio. Del-Co Water was conceived as a community effort to provide water as a not-for-profit corporation owned by the water consumers.


Ralph Scott

Ralph Scott was the moving force behind Del-Co Water from the beginning. He was the first board president and played an active role in the company long after he retired as board president. His work with Del-Co led to his being named to the National Rural Water Association board in 1979. He also served as president of the Ohio Rural Water Association.
Timothy McNamara

Tim McNamara recognized the need for rural water in Delaware County through his business as a water hauler, which he used to supplement his farm income. Tim worked hard making personal calls on residents to gain support for the new water company. He served on the board for many years up until his recent retirement. Even in his later years as a board member he visited people in their homes to explain the company and obtaining easements.