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Thursday, February 4,1999
A Press Publications newspaper im serving the Huntley community
Volume 38 Issue 43
Consultant lays out plans for sewer system
Steve Brosinski
Press Publications
For some residents in town, getting that sewage from their subdivison to the village's two wastewater treatment plants may take more than a flush of the toilet to get there.
Consultants presented the Village Board on Thursday with the wastewater facilities plan¬ ning area study for 2020, when experts project Huntley will have a population of 50,000, in addition to an estimated 28,000 people who will' work and shop here.
The report calls for an exten¬ sive sanitary sewer system that includes two treatment plants, miles of sewer lines and several strategically placed pumping stations to move the sewage to the treatment plants.
The study will be submitted to the Northem Illinois Planning Commission on April 1 and then be handed over to the Illinois Environmental Agency for final approval.
Within 20 years, Huntley's two treatment plants will need a combined daily capacity of 9.6 million gallons, said Carl Fischer of Baxter/Woodman. Fischer said the projections are based on a 100 percent buildout of all the developments already planned in town.
The village's sanitary treat¬ ment plant can now handle 600,000 gallons a day, though engineers are redesigning the plant so it can treat another 300,000 gallons. Experts insist that by 2020, the plant should have a daily capacity of 1.8 mil¬ lion gallons.
"We've seen other cities like Itasca, Bloomingdale and Carol Stream that have extended their sanitary systems, but certainly, not at this rate of grovith."
Donald Schwegel
Village engineer
Meanwhile, a 650,000-gallon plant under construction on the west side of town, on Main Street near Sun City, will need a capacity of 7.8 million gallons. Construction will soon be under way to add another 650,000-gal¬ lon module to this plant.
An agreement between the village, Del Webb and the Prime Group ensures that the two developers can produce up to 2.5 milUon gallons a day at the west plant.
"There will be a lot of people at Del Webb by that time," said Village President James Dhamer, adding that the cost of sewer improvements will be shouldered by the developers, and not the village.
Trustee Charles Becker said he was concerned that the quali¬ ty of the Kishwaukee River could be affected as the capacity of the treatment plants goes up.
"What's going to happen? Is it possible somebody is going to say we don't want anymore effluent going into the Kishwaukee?" Becker said.
\^llage Engineer Donald Schwegel said strict Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency standards will protect the quality of the treated water
entering the waterway from the plants.
In a separate interview, Schwegel said the growth in Huntley presents unique needs.
"We've seen other cities like Itasca, Bloomingdale and Carol Stream that have extended their sanitary systems, but certainly, not at this rate of growth," he said.
Schwegel, who also works for Baxter/Woodman, cautioned that because of poor soil condi¬ tions the maximum capacity of the east plant will be about 2 million gallons per day.
"The land is very poor. The site won't be able to handle any more and it is most cost effec¬ tive to move the waste to the west plant," he said.
Officials said because of the limited capacity of the east plant, waste water from the pro¬ posed Inland Home develop¬ ment will have to be pumped south to the larger west plant. A separate pumping station may be needed east of Route 47, near Kreutzer Road.
Several large sanitary sewer lines will need to be constructed at several locations, including Haligus Road and Main Street,
see Plans—page 2
Photo by Pat Kolle
Celebration plans discussed
Dick Weber, chairman of the Elmhurst Sesquicentennial Committee, discusses the preliminary planning of the Huntley Sesquicentennial Celebration at a meeting held last month. Shown with Weber is Village Administrator Carl Tomaso. Approximately 12 people-attended tlie meeting.
Village Board rejects road extension request from Lake in the Hills
Steve Brosinski
Press Publications The Village Board flatiy rejected a request from Lake in the Hills for a right of way extension of Ruth Road between Reed and Algonquin Roads.
Village President James Dhamer said the right of way street would be used to provide southbound access for a 900- home development that will soon be going up north of Hundey.
"(Village Administrator) Carl (Tomaso) and I are going to the county to let them know we don't want Ruth Road extend¬ ed," Dhamer said.
The board unanimously approved the motion Thursday that denies Lake in the Hills' request for a pathway through the Sullivan and Meier farms in Huntley.
Trustee Susan Lamb said she was concerned with the impact
see Extension—page 2