Lanark's Water Treatment Plant Nominated For 'Plant of the Year'

In a letter from the Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators (IAWPCO), read at the Tuesday, Nov. 3 regular meeting of the Lanark City Council, the City of Lanark wastewater facility has been nominated for an award for "Best Operated Wastewater Treatment Works." The facility was nominated in the Group 4 category by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's Division of Water Pollution Control, Field Operations Section.

In the letter, David Miller, Executive Director of the IAWPCO, said, "You should consider this quite an honor, as your facility was one of only six (6) nominated from the 682 Group 4 facilities considered statewide."

The purpose of the annual awards is to emphasize the relationship between adequate wastewater treatment and clean receiving waters, and to give public recognition and encouragement to communities, their officials and the operating personnel who have operated their facilities in an effective manner.

Inspection teams made up of IAWPCO and IEPA representatives will choose the winner. The awards will be presented during the annual IAWPCO conference on April 20-22, 2010.

In a project update from MSA Professional Services, Nick Wagner reported that the lift station, force main, gravity pipe, and manholes for the Southside Sanitary Sewer Extension project have been installed and tested. Eastland Motor Sports has been connected to the new sanitary system, and the temporary holding tank has been removed. The lift station has been put into service. Maintenance Manager Les Guenzler has been trained to operate the station.

Loberg Excavating, who was hired to perform the work, requested a contract time extension. Substantial Completion date was October 4. MSA presented Change Order #2 to extend the SC to October 23, with the Final Completion date remaining at November 4, 2009. MSA also submitted Change Order #3, which resulted in a contract addition of $819.85.

Council approved the Certification of Substantial Completion and change order #2, agreed to pay Change Order #3 for $819.85, and approved payment to Loberg of $64,062.28.

At 111 S. Broad St., site of the new Library and City Hall, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) completed it's review of the site investigation, remedial action completion report, and have approved the documents. IEPA requires an additional site control to ensure that this property will exclude any future groundwater use, meaning no new wells are to be drilled at the site. The City accepted an "on-site groundwater restriction" as part of the No Further Remediation (NFR) letter to comply with the requirements. Upon receipt of a copy of the ELUC (Environmental Land Use Contract) for the property, and next door (former Zier's Garage), recorded with the County Registrar of Deeds, the IEPA will issue the NFR.

The Storm Water Feasibility Study will be on hold until 2010, with the possible exception being the demolition of the house at 322 S. Argyle St. The City closed on the purchase of the property Oct. 30.

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