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Utility (Water and Sewer) Division
This Division is comprised of two previously separate Water
and Sewer Divisions with a combined twenty-one (21) full-time
employees (one (1) Utility Superintendent, two (2) Field
Supervisors, three (3) Certified Water Operators and fifteen
(15) Maintenance Operators).
The Division maintains, operates, and repairs the Village's
sanitary/storm sewer collector and conveyance system and water
distribution system.
Click
here for the detailed utility infrastructure facts and
responsibilities.
Water Distribution
The Village has received treated Lake Michigan water from the
City of Evanston through the Northwest Water Commission since
1985. Treated Lake Michigan water is distributed through the
Village's water distribution system.
The water distribution system includes all activities,
maintenance, service and repairs associated with the
transmission of above Lake Michigan water through the
distribution system to all of its customers in sufficient
quantities and quality to meet the demands of its users and
required fire protection flows.
If Residents experience a low water pressure or smell unusual
odor, please contact the Public Works Department at (847)
229-4600. Utility personnel will contact you to check your
concerns.
When
the Temperatures Fall, Protect Your Water Pipes
Click
Here to download the 2007 Water Analysis Report for
Wheeling
Sanitary Sewer
Sanitary sewer operation and maintenance encompasses all
activities and procedures to effectively manage, maintain,
operate and repair the Village's sanitary sewer network so that
an uninterrupted and reliable waste water collection, conveyance
and disposal system is maintained.
The Village's system is operated as a local collector system
within the area served by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation
District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) which provides regulatory
control and guidelines on the amount and type of acceptable raw
waste discharges that can be deposited into their interceptor
lines for conveyance to regional treatment facilities.
If residents experience a sewer back-up, call the Public Works
Department at (847) 229-4600. Village crews will inspect the
sanitary sewer main. If there is a problem in the Village's
sanitary sewer main, the Village will repair the sewer main. If
there is a problem in the private sewer service line, the
Village will inform the property owner who will then have to
hire a plumber to repair the private sewer service line. If a
6" clean-out is provided after the repair, the Village
could televise the private sewer line to check if the sewer
service line is properly repaired, and/or where blockages are
located.
Storm Sewer
Storm sewer system collects and conveys storm water to Buffalo
Creek/McDonald Creek/the William Rogers Memorial Diversion
Channel and eventually to the Des Plaines River. Division
personnel perform periodic maintenance to keep storm sewer
system in good operating condition. During periods of heavy
and/or prolonged rainfall, crews are assigned to clean debris
from storm sewer inlets and monitor & maintain all creek
flows and levels.
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The Village of Wheeling,
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255 West Dundee Road
Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 459-2600
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