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Water
Supply and Water Quality
The
Village's Water Treatment staff is certified by the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency and is responsible for potable
water supply, treatment, distribution and quality testing. Currently,
the water system treats and distributes approximately 2 to 3
million gallons of water per day to roughly 15,000 users in
Montgomery and the unincorporated Boulder Hill Subdivision.
Numerous water samples are collected throughout the year to
meet State and Federal Water Quality requirements.
Our
raw water supply is obtained from a total of eight groundwater
wells. We withdraw groundwater from a combination of four different
aquifer systems. An aquifer is a geological formation that contains
water. The four aquifers we pump water from are, from shallowest
to deepest, the St. Charles Sand and Gravel, the Silurian Limestone,
the Glenwood-St. Peter's Sandstone, and the Ironton-Galesville
Sandstone aquifers.
After
the raw water is withdrawn from the groundwater wells, it is
pumped to the Village's Lime Softening Water Treatment Facility,
which has been in operation since 1990. This facility represents
a culmination of efforts by the Village's leadership to provide
safe, high quality water for everyone that receives Village
of Montgomery drinking water.
Following
aeration, softening, and filtration at the water treatment plant,
your drinking water is disinfected with the use of chlorine
gas and then fluoride is added to help reduce dental problems.
The finished drinking water is pumped into the Water Distribution
System where it is distributed to each of the water consumers.
Please click here for additional information on the Village's
water quality.
In
an effort to continue to maintain the high quality drinking
water we distribute, the Village is currently completing a number
of improvement projects throughout the Water Works System. Please
keep in mind these improvement projects will help strengthen
our system, so the long-term benefits of these improvements
should far outweigh any short-term inconveniences.
Further
information on our community water supply's source water assessment
is available on the Illinois EPA web site at http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/groundwater/source-water-assessment/index.html
or by calling the Groundwater Section of the Illinois EPA at
217-785-4787.
Click here for the Village’s 2009 Annual Report to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for their NPDES permit for Storm Water Discharges.
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