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INVESTOR-OWNED WATER UTILITY DROUGHT
REPORT ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION WATER DEPARTMENT JULY 22, 2005
Illinois-American Water
Company Illinois-American Water
Company is the largest investor-owned water utility in the State of Illinois
serving 267,000 customers throughout the state with water facilities in the
Chicago Metro Area, Champaign, Pontiac, Sterling, Streator, Lincoln, Pekin, Peoria, Alton, Cairo, and the Interurban District in
East St. Louis and Granite City. There are no new drought
related incidents for Illinois-American this reporting period; however the ones
from previous reporting periods are still in place. They are as follows: Customers in the Alpine
Heights, Fernway, and Liberty West service areas of Illinois-American’s
Chicago Metro Division have had water restrictions implemented. These service areas receive Lake Michigan
water, which is purchased from other communities. The outside communities have
implemented the restrictions on Illinois-American. Each service area has a lake
water allocation which limits the amount of water drawn during high demand
periods. Also, factors such as storage
and pumping limitations during periods of high demand affect the
restrictions. Oak Lawn provides lake
water to the Alpine Heights and Fernway service areas,
and the Dupage Water Commission, through the City of
Winfield, provides lake water to the Liberty West service area.
Alpine Heights has a ban on
total outside water use, except for flower and shrub watering during certain
times of the day. Fernway
has a total outside watering ban, and Liberty West has odd/even day/address
watering. The restrictions are in effect
until further notice and Illinois American Water Company anticipates that the
restrictions will be in place until we get some measurable precipitation. Aqua Illinois The second largest
investor-owned water utility, Aqua Illinois, serves 55,000 customers in their
Candlewick, Hawthorn Woods, Ivanhoe, Kankakee, Oak Run, University Park,
Vermilion, Willowbrook, and Woodhaven Divisions in
the northern half of the State. There are no new drought
related incidents for Aqua Illinois this reporting period; however Aqua’s
Hawthorn Woods system continues to have water restrictions put on it by the
Village of Hawthorn Woods. The Village
of Hawthorn Woods issued an alternate day water sprinkling restriction which
affected customers of Aqua Illinois, who are located in the Village of Hawthorn
Woods. The Village issued the precautionary restriction because of approximately
6,000 private wells located in the Village. Aqua Illinois did not issue a
separate water restriction since their water supply was adequate and peak
demand had not been reached. Utilities, Inc. Utilities, Inc has 22 small
water utilities scattered in the Northern half of the State with a combined
15,000 customers statewide. These water utilities all operate small well
systems with one being purchased water. There are no drought related
incidents this reporting period. There are no new drought related
incidents for investor-owned water utilities during this reporting period,
however, previously reported situations resulting from the drought continue.
The water restrictions experienced by Commission regulated utilities is the
result of outside factors such as other community restrictions. Both the investor-owned water utilities and
the Commission are closely monitoring the situation and the effects the drought
may have on utility customers. While the water supply has been adequate for investor
owned water utilities and there are limited water restrictions at this time, the
outlook for investor-owned water utilities appears to be heavily dependent on
the temperature, precipitation level, and resulting water usage. | Home | Highlights | Staff | Data | Information | Centers | Site Map |
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