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Water System Overview
The Indian Head Park Public Works Water Department is responsible for providing clean, safe, and reliable drinking water to all of our residents. The Village has approximately 16 miles of water mains serving our residents and businesses with a total of about 1,000 individual services. Our primary potable water supply is sourced from Lake Michigan via the Chicago water plant and through Countryside, Illinois. The Public Works Department personnel maintain this system throughout the year by making sure all hydrants, valves, and pumps are in good working order and maintaining the pumping station and below ground reservoir. We also maintain a standby well system in case of an emergency and loss of potable water from our normal source.
We can no longer take a plentiful supply of clean water for granted. Under current conditions, water must be regarded as one of our most precious natural resources. The Village of Indian Head Park Public Works Department is committed to ensuring that an ample supply of high quality water is available for our residents and businesses.
Up to now most of us have likely given little thought to where the water that flows from the tap comes from. It took years of planning and an investment of millions of dollars to take the steps necessary to ensure that the water would continue to flow.
The Village of Indian Head Park was able to connect to the City of Countryside, Illinois water system after extensive negotiations, removing the Village from the deep well system used up to that time. The Village connected to a pipeline from Countryside to deliver Lake Michigan water to our residents. The Village maintains one well in case of an emergency, and has had extensive work done this year due to well maintenance having been neglected over the prior decade. The primary water supply main is found along Joliet Road. Water storage is accomplished with an underground reservoir adjacent to the pump house east of the Village Hall on Acacia Drive.
The Village of Indian Head Park was able to connect to the City of Countryside, Illinois water system after extensive negotiations, removing the Village from the deep well system used up to that time. The Village connected to a pipeline from Countryside to deliver Lake Michigan water to our residents. The Village maintains one well in case of an emergency, and has had extensive work done this year due to well maintenance having been neglected over the prior decade. The primary water supply main is found along Joliet Road. Water storage is accomplished with an underground reservoir adjacent to the pump house east of the Village Hall on Acacia Drive.
Water samples are taken multiple times a month by the Public Works Department Water Division throughout the system to ensure that our drinking water is clean and safe. The water is fluoridated in Chicago. Chlorine is added as necessary to keep the water supply safe. All water quality standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are met by the Village of Indian Head Park Water Division.
The Public Works Water Department performs year-round maintenance to ensure that water will reach your home in a trouble-free manner. The water flow at all points in the system is monitored to alerts us to any possible malfunctions.
The annual flushing of all fire hydrants in the Village is an important part of the water system maintenance program. The flushing not only ensure that the hydrant is working correctly, but it also helps clean out the water system by removing minerals and sediments which have settled in the pipes. Our water system is composed of approximately 16 miles of water main.
Valves are located throughout the system so that in the unlikely event one section has to be shut down to do repair work, only a few homes, instead of the whole Village, will be without water for a short time.
The annual flushing of all fire hydrants in the Village is an important part of the water system maintenance program. The flushing not only ensure that the hydrant is working correctly, but it also helps clean out the water system by removing minerals and sediments which have settled in the pipes. Our water system is composed of approximately 16 miles of water main.
Valves are located throughout the system so that in the unlikely event one section has to be shut down to do repair work, only a few homes, instead of the whole Village, will be without water for a short time.