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Public Works
302 Slocum Lake Rd.
Wauconda, Illinois 60084
Phone: 847-526-9610
David Geary, Director of Public Works
Alex Pryde, Superintendent of Operations
Betty Harrison, Superintendent of Administration
Chris Esvang, Village Arborist -
cesvang@wauconda-il.gov
2007-2008 Public Works Annual Report
2006-2007 Public Works Annual Report
Well Reports
Mail
Box Ordinance
 The
Public Works Department provides the citizens of Wauconda with water
and sewer services, street maintenance and sweeping, brush pick up,
snow plowing, and other services.
Seasonal/Periodic Water Shut-Offs
The Water Department is available to
temporarily shut-off your water service in order to protect your
property in your absence. We will shut-off the incoming water at the
property line and also remove your inside water meter if you so
choose. In addition, your minimum water bill will be suspended until
you request that water service be restored. Please call Donna at the
Water Department at 847 526-9610 to make arrangements. There is a $50 one-time
fee for this service.
New Water Conservation Measure
Enacted -
Ordinance (pdf)
The Village of Wauconda recognizes the importance
of maintaining a safe and adequate supply of fresh drinking water
and the fact that our region’s supply of fresh water is not
limitless. Also, many communities in Lake and McHenry County share
the use of the underground aquifers which we use to supply our fresh
water needs. As a good neighbor with those communities, the Village
wanted to take all appropriate actions to ensure a continuing supply
is always readily available and therefore enacted a permanent water
conservation element to its current Village ordinance.
Beginning this summer (June 2007) there will be a permanent outdoor
water use conservation period from June 1st through September 15th.
The new conservation measure will permit watering at any time of the
day on an alternating daily basis. Street addresses ending with even
numbers allowed to use outside water at any time on even numbered
calendar days and street addresses ending in odd numbers will be
allowed to use outdoor water at any time on odd numbered calendar
days.
Should an emergency water condition arise, the alternative emergency
conservation measure, which was used in past years, will go into
affect based on an even-odd street address system that would limit
outdoor water use to the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily. The signs going into your community
will change to reflect the emergency conservation measure should it
need to be implemented. You will also be notified through our
Village wide telephone notification system.
In
addition, there is a provision in the new conservation ordinance for
watering new landscape plantings, which requires you to contact the
Public Works Department for a permit. Please call the Water
Department at 847-526-9610 if you have any questions. Thanks in
advance for your cooperation.
Brush Chipping
The Public Works Department offers a
brush and tree limb chipping service during the spring and summer
months. Please have brush and tree limbs at the curbside (not tied
or bagged). Only tree material (brush, limbs, and branches no more
than 4” in diameter) will be collected. Leaves, grass clippings, and
limbs larger than 4” in diameter will not be accepted. To have these
materials collected, please contact Waste Management at
1-800-796-9696
to sign up for the optional landscape waste collection service.
Please
note: If a homeowner has a tree taken down by a tree service or has
cleared a property of trees to build a new home, that homeowner is
required to contract for the removal of the tree material. The
Village will not pick up this brush.
Leaf Collection
(Flyer/Schedule)
Leaves are collected at no cost to
residents during October and November. Leaves are to be raked in a
pile or row in the parkway as near to the street as possible. They
are not to be bagged. Vacuum trucks travel the Village on a schedule
which is available in the fall issue of the Village newsletter.
Wastewater Collection System
As a homeowner, you are responsible for the sanitary sewer from
your house to the Village main. If your home plumbing is running
slow or backing up, please call the Public Works Department first.
We will check our Village main to make sure that there is not a plug
in the main line. We will then contact you and let you know of our
findings.
You
can contact us at 847-526-9610, Monday through Friday, from 7:00 AM
to 3:30 PM. After hours, please call the non-emergency Police
number, 847-526-2421.
A
wastewater collection system is designed to convey organic,
biodegradable waste from a residence or business to a treatment
facility. In order to prevent any blockages in your piping or the
Village’s collection system, all non-biodegradable waste must be
disposed of by using your trash bin. Items that should not be
flushed away would include baby wipes, plastic item, razors and
diapers.
All
cooking grease should be disposed of by using your trash receptacle.
Please use a tin can to dispose of your cooking grease. A grease
keeper and bags are available from the Village Environmental Quality
Department. This department is located at 109 W. Bangs Street.
As a
community, we can work together to keep our wastewater collection
system flowing properly.
Water Billing Schedule
The Village’s water and sewer billings are based on quarterly usage
with bills being mailed out on the 15th of each month. Payment is
due at the Village Hall within twenty days after the billing date.
Failure to receive bill on time does not entitle customer to pay net
amount. A ten percent penalty charge will be added to all bills not
paid on time.
Payment can be made by E-Pay, mail or in person at the Village Hall.
Water and Sewer Rates
To
access E-Pay go to the Village of Wauconda Home page and click on
the E-Pay link. E-Pay is an Electronic Payment Services Program
offered by The Illinois Fund.
If
paying in person, in case of inclement weather or if the office is
closed, there is a drive-by drop box in the Village Hall parking
lot by the back door for your convenience. There is also a slot by
the front door where payments can be left. Payments dropped off
are credited the morning of the next business day.
If
you have any questions regarding your water/sewer bill, please call
the Water Billing Clerk at 847-526-9604.
Senior Citizen Discount
If you are over 65 years of age, you
are eligible for a 10% discount on the minimum rate for the first
6,000 gallons of water used every billing period.
Please
stop by the Village Hall with a picture I.D. with your birthdate on
it and we’ll sign you up!
Water Disconnection Notices
An Ordinance was passed amending
Section 10-5-5 of the Wauconda Municipal code to provide a fee for
the delivery of water service disconnection warning stickers and to
provide for an administrative hearing before water service is shut
off.
The
water billing procedure has been changed so that when a
“DISCONNECTION NOTICE TAG” is issued, the customer will be charged
an Administrative Fee of $35.00 for delivery of the tag. This notice will be issued
twenty-seven (27) days after the initial water/sewer bill is mailed.
If the bill still goes unpaid, water service shall be terminated
three (3) days after the date of delivery of tag as noted on the
Disconnection Notice Tag. The outstanding delinquent bill plus all
penalties and interest must be paid in full prior to the water
service being reinstated.
The
delinquent customer is afforded a hearing so they can be heard as to
the reason their bill is unpaid. The customer must contact the
Utility Billing Dept. by phone at 847-526-9604 if they want a hearing.
A hearing will be set up following their request. The hearing
officers are the Village Administrator and the Village Treasurer.
Within five (5) business days after the hearing, the customer will
be notified of the findings of the hearing.
Lawn Sprinkler System Regulations
A permit is required to install,
repair, replace, or relocate any lawn sprinkler system. Only a
contractor possessing an irrigation registration card issued by the
Illinois Department of Public Health shall be permitted to work on a
lawn irrigation system.
The
fee for this aforementioned permit shall be $ 50.00. A plat of
survey that denotes the location of the irrigation system must be
submitted along with the permit application. No portion of the
sprinkler system shall be installed in a public right-of way. If
installed in a utility easement, the owner shall bear the cost for
any repair work that would be necessary due to the utility having to
make repairs to their system.
A
licensed plumber is required to install the backflow device on the
service line for the irrigation system. An RPZ backflow preventer is
required on the irrigation system. A separate water meter may be
installed at the owner’s request. The backflow device must be
certified annually before May 31st.
The
person doing the work must call no later than three (3) days after
completion for an inspection of the lawn sprinkler system. The
plumbing inspector shall inspect the system.
If you
have any questions, please contact the Public Works Department at
1-847-526-9610.
Wauconda Village Hall
101 N. Main Street
Wauconda, IL 60084
(847) 526-9600
Fax: (847) 526-8809
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