Antioch, Ill., Breaks Ground on New Wastewater Treatment Plant

April 22, 2008
Plant is scheduled to open by spring 2010

The village of Antioch, Ill., officially broke ground on its new wastewater treatment plant on April 19, the Lake County News-Sun reported. The $16 million facility is scheduled to open by spring 2010. “I’m thrilled that this is finally coming to fruition,” said Mayor Dorothy Larson. “It’s been a long, long process.”

The plant will be located on the site of the village’s current 80-year-old facility. Although construction began two weeks ago, local officials and developers gathered on April 19 to officially mark the occasion.

The completed facility will be able to handle approximately 9 million gallons of water a day, though it would rarely handle more than 3 million, according to Jim Keim, the village’s director of physical services. It will be able to serve roughly 16,000 residents, 25% more than the current facility, the paper reported.

The majority of the funding for the project, 95%, will come from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

There will be no runoff ponds on the site, as there were at the old plant. Water will be treated and stored on site, where it will go through a 12-hour process to be treated, filtered and released into Sequoit Creek, according to the paper.

“We want to make sure our waterways continue to be the best in the state,” Keim said.

Source: Lake County News-Sun

Sponsored Recommendations

Blower Package Integration

March 20, 2024
See how an integrated blower package can save you time, money, and energy, in a wastewater treatment system. With package integration, you have a completely integrated blower ...

Strut Comparison Chart

March 12, 2024
Conduit support systems are an integral part of construction infrastructure. Compare steel, aluminum and fiberglass strut support systems.

Energy Efficient System Design for WWTPs

Feb. 7, 2024
System splitting with adaptive control reduces electrical, maintenance, and initial investment costs.

Blower Isentropic Efficiency Explained

Feb. 7, 2024
Learn more about isentropic efficiency and specific performance as they relate to blowers.