Improved Wastewater Management

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Improved Wastewater Management

• Treating water as a resource, not a waste product.

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Improved Wastewater Management

• Protects water quality in our streams, lakes, and
  wetlands
• Can irrigate landscapes and replenish groundwater
  supplies
• Can result in significant cost savings

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Improved Wastewater Management Recommended
Approaches

• Effective wastewater facility planning
• Regional treatment
• Wetland polishing
• Wastewater reuse
• Land application of wastewater

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Improved Wastewater Management Recommended
ApproachWetland Polishing
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Improved Wastewater Management Recommended
Approach Wastewater Reuse / Land Application
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Improved Wastewater Management Local Examples

• Richmond Wastewater Facility Planning Study
• Naperville/Warrenville Wastewater Regionalization
• Frankfort Wetland Polishing System
• Mill Creek Land Application Process

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Richmond Wastewater Facility Planning Study

• Recommends wastewater reuse for irrigation and
  gray water purposes
• Recommends adoption of effective nonpoint source
  control ordinances
• Recommends comprehensive planning to protect
  Nippersink Creek corridor

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Naperville/Warrenville Wastewater Regionalization

• Combined four Naperville and Warrenville
  treatment facilities
• Resulted in significant cost savings and water
  quality improvement in the DuPage River
• 20-acre wetland polishing facility and trail
  system planned for the future

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Frankfort Wetland Polishing System

• 8-acre constructed wetland polishes wastewater
  effluent before discharge to Hickory Creek
• Wetland also provides recreational and
  educational opportunities

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Frankfort Wetland Polishing System
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Frankfort Wetland Polishing System
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Frankfort Wetland Polishing System
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Mill Creek Reclamation and Reuse System
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Mill Creek Reclamation and Reuse System