Illinois EPA, Division of Public Water Supplies
Drought Update‑Summary Report
August 25, 2005

Springfield Update
10/12/2005
SYSTEM NAME	SYSTEM ID	WATER SOURCE(s)	FULL POOL	CAPACITY (days)	LEVEL OF CONCERN	CURRENT LEVEL	DATE OF CL	SYSTEM NAME	DROUGHT PLAN	PLAN IMPLEMENTED	COMMENTS
La Harpe	IL0670450	side channel reservoir, south branch of La Moine River, well #1	0	105 + GW	not set	down 25"	10/11/2005	La Harpe	Bulk water sales station shut off.	yes	Creek is dry - 60% water from reservoir and WTP #1, 40 % from well and WTP #2
Blandinsville	IL1090100	side channel reservoir, LaHarpe Creek, new reservoir	0			Side channel: dwn 20"	10/11/2005	Blandinsville	preliminary discussions held	no	pumping has resumed from creek to side-channel res.  at 300 gpm. Levels rising.
Macomb	IL1090350	Spring Lake, east fork of La Moine River, 3 wells	0			down 10"	10/11/2005	Macomb	yes	no	haven't pumped out of river since 1989; new RO plant for well #3 helping
Canton	IL0570250	impoundment reservoir, 2 wells		263 + wells	564.2	down 62"	10/11/2005	Canton	yes	yes	wells can pump into reservoir, vol wtr cons has been requested, emerg. wells will be put into service effective Nov. 1st.
Carthage	IL0670250	impoundment reservoir, City of Hamilton		370 + Hamilton		down 4'	10/11/2005	Carthage		no	Contract operator considering recommending voluntary conservation order to City Council.  Current water level is not a major concern.
Vermont	IL0570950	impoundment reservoir		627	down 3-4'	down 19.5"	10/11/2005	Vermont	yes	yes	Vol. Water cons. has been requested.
Ashland	IL0170100	two side channel reservoirs, Little Indian Creek	0	335		down 6.0' (new)   down 3.0' (old)	10/11/2005	Ashland	Voluntary water restrictions	yes	Creek is dry.  Asked if can pump from old wells into reservoirs? (refer to Jerry Kuhn)
New Berlin	IL1670800	side channel reservoir, Spring Creek	0			down 60"	10/11/2005	New Berlin	yes	yes	Creek is close to dry, only able to pump once a week 4-6 hours, Discussing Wtr restrictions at Oct 13th mtg.
Springfield	IL1671200	impoundment reservoir, south fork of Sangamon River	560			557.17'	10/11/2005	Springfield	yes	no	are currently recycling ash pond decant back into the lake as of Aug 8th 80 million gal, haven't pumped much from South Fork
Jacksonville	IL1370200	wells, two impoundment reservoirs				down 3" (Lake Mauvaise Terre),  down 24" (Lake Jacksonville)	10/11/2005	Jacksonville			Wells near Illinois River can meet demand.  Using all well water currently.  Only use lake water when usage is over 2400 gpm (in summer).
Pittsfield	IL1490750	impoundment reservoir	596		591	down 24"	10/11/2005	Pittsfield	no	no	Current water level not a concern.
Waverly	IL1370450	impoundment reservoir	0	1158		down 1'	08/10/2005	Waverly		no	Current water level not a concern.
Taylorville	IL0210600	wells, impoundment reservoir	590			588.5	10/11/2005	Taylorville			Current water level not a concern.
Palmyra - Modesto	IL1175150	impoundment reservoir	0		down 3'	down 30"	10/11/2005	Palmyra - Modesto	no	no	Historically, the lake typically maintains at this level during extended drought conditions.  No restrictions in place
Otter Lake WC	IL1175200	impoundment reservoir	620?		down 4'	down 14"	10/11/2005	Otter Lake WC	no	no	lake up 2" since 8/20/05
Pana	IL0210500	two impoundment reservoirs	0		down 3.5'	down 2.43'	10/11/2005	Pana	yes	no	Current water level not a concern.
Carlinville	IL1170150	two impoundment reservoirs				down 22"	10/11/2005	Carlinville	yes	no	Lake level not of concenn since dam was raised in early '80's
Litchfield	IL1350400	two impoundment reservoirs				down 10"	10/11/05	Litchfield	yes	no	no change since 9/8/05
Hillsboro	IL1350300	two impoundment reservoirs			down 4.0' - 4.5'	down 18"	10/11/2005	Hillsboro	yes	no	Current water level not a concern.  Hillsboro Lake down 6".  Lake levels up since 9/8/05
Gillespie	IL1170400	two impoundment reservoirs				down 16"	08/29/2005	Gillespie	no	no	Have capacity to pump from old lake to new lake
Mt. Olive	IL1170700	two impoundment reservoirs				down 15" (new)	10/11/2005	Mt. Olive	no	no	Old lake is down apprx. 15". Lake levels have gone up apprx 9" since 9/8/05.
Staunton	IL1171050	impoundment reservoir			down 4.5'	down 2'	08/12/2005	Staunton	yes	no	Lake levels in 2000 got as low as 4.0' below overflow
IAWC-Peoria	IL1435030	Ilinois River WTP and 3 groundwater WTP's				River Stage = 12.16'	10/11/2005	IAWC-Peoria		no	Groundwater WTP's can produce 25.3 MGD, avg daily = 23 MGD.

Marion Update
10/14/2005
SYSTEM NAME	SYSTEM ID	WATER SOURCE(s)	FULL POOL	CAPACITY (days)	LEVEL OF CONCERN	CURRENT LEVEL	DATE OF CL	SYSTEM NAME	DROUGHT PLAN	PLAN IMPLEMENTED	COMMENTS
Alto Pass WD	IL1815050	Little Cedar Lake, Reservoir, Holding Pond	0	Est. 1000+400+5	None	Down 0.5"	10/11/2005	Alto Pass WD	None	N/A	No concerns with water sources.  System is in process of eliminating the surface plant and hooking to the Cobden GW facility.
Carbondale	IL0770150	Cedar Lake, Carbondale City Reservoir	2,065, 145 Ac.	1688 + 68	None	Normal	08/04/2005	Carbondale	none	N/A	Plant is under normal operation with no concerns of drought issues.
Cairo - IAWC	IL0035030	Ohio River	0	Unlimited	None	Normal	08/04/2005	Cairo - IAWC	none	N/A	Plant is under normal operation with no concerns of drought.
Clay City	IL0250050	Side Channel Reservoir, Little Wabash River	15 Acres, +	Approx 365 + River	None	Normal	08/04/2005	Clay City	shut off farmers first	No	System is presently operating normally.  System is in process of hooking to EJ Water Corp and eliminating their surface plant.
Fairfield	IL1910100	Side Channel Reservoir, Little Wabash River	19 Acres, +	96 + River	None	Normal	08/04/2005	Fairfield	None	N/A	Plant is under normal operation with no concerns of drought conditions.
Flora	IL0250100	Little Wabash River	0	River	None	Normal	08/04/2005	Flora	None	N/A	Plant is under normal operation.  Plant will be eliminated if and when the Gateway Water Treatment facility is constructed.
Kinkaid Area WS	IL0775100	Kinkaid Lake	2,369 Acres	10,100	None	Normal	08/04/2005	Kinkaid	None	N/A	Plant is under normal operation with no concerns of drought conditions.
Lake of Egypt WD	IL1995200	Lake of Egypt	2300 Acres	?	Unlimited /Restricted	Normal	08/04/2005	Lake of Egypt WD	None	N/A	Plant is under normal operation(1.3 MGD).  Restriction of 1.0 MGD withdrawal from lake subject to damages to Power Coop Plant.
Marion	IL 1990550	Marion City Reservior, Herrin City Lake, Emerg. Connection	218 Acres	117 +	3 ft. below spillways	Down 2.90', 2.85'	09/13/2005	Marion	City Wide Conservation - turn on emergency connect.	No	No concerns at this time.  Lakes are at fuller levels than previous years at this time.
Olney	IL1590200	E. Fork Lake, Vernor Lk, MD Borah Res., Fox River	930 Acres	1458, 90, 200, +	None	Down 1.75'	10/10/2005	Olney	None	N/A	No concerns at this time with any of their sources.  East Fork Lake is the only source they presently draw from.
Pinckneyville	IL1450150	Pinckneyville Reservoir	192 Acres	790	None	Down 1.9'	10/11/2005	Pinckneyville	None	N/A	No concerns at this time with their reservoir level.
Rend Lake ICWS	IL0555100	Rend Lake	18,900 Acres	2,630	None	Normal	08/04/2005	Rend Lake ICWS	None	N/A	No concerns with their water source at this time.
Vienna	IL0870350	Bloomfield Reservior, Side Channel	54, 8.2 Acres	434, 40	7ft. And 3 ft.	Down 5.5', 2.0'	10/12/2005	Vienna	None	N/A	No concerns with either water source at this time.  An emergency interconnect with Millstone WD exists.
Vienna Corr. Ctr.	IL0875510	Vienna Correctional Center Reservoir	76 Acres	648	None	Down 2.83'	10/04/2005	Vienna Corr. Center	None	N/A	No concerns at this time with their reservoir level.
Wayne City	IL1910450	Side Channel Reservoir, Skillet Fork River	14.3 Acres, +	136, +	None	Normal	08/04/2005	Wayne City	None	N/A	No concerns at this time with their side channel and the Skillet Fork has plenty of flow in it.

Elgin Update
10/14/2005
SYSTEM NAME	SYSTEM ID	WATER SOURCE(s)	FULL POOL	CAPACITY (days)	LEVEL OF CONCERN	CURRENT LEVEL	DATE OF CL	SYSTEM NAME	DROUGHT PLAN	PLAN IMPLEMENTED	COMMENTS
Wilmington	IL1971100	Kankakee River & Groundwater			Critical low flow rate has not been determined.		09/14/2005	Wilmington		No Water Use Restrictions.	Groundwater source can yield between 600 and 800 gpm.  Well Capacities can meet normal demand.  Water use restriction would be required if surface source is unavailable, however Intake is located in a pit below the bottom of the river.  “Water available as long as the river is flowing.”
Aurora	IL0894070	Fox River & Groundwater			Critical low flow rate on the Fox River has not been determined.	Aurora’s average daily demand can be met from well production alone.	09/14/2005	Aurora		Odd-even day lawn watering	Minimum flow in the Fox River occurred in Late June/ Early July.   River withdraw is limited by 20 MGD intake pumps.
Elgin	IL0894380	Fox River & Groundwater			Critical low flow rate on the Fox River has not been determined.		09/14/2005	Elgin		No Water Restrictions.	Has requested voluntary conservation measures
Aqua Illinois - Kankakee	IL0915030	Kankakee River			Aqua Illinois has not established a “critical low flow” rate for the Kankakee River.	Lowest flow this summer was 492 CFS.	09/14/2005	Kankakee		No Water Restrictions.	Draws approx. 12 MGD from the Kankakee River (Watershed in Northern Indiana). Lowest Recorded flow of the Kankakee River= 453 CFS in 1988, measured at the Wilmington dam (downstream of Kankakee & Braidwood Nuclear, also withdraws from Kankakee River).
Note: Surface water flows are adequate at these supplies and increased groundwater withdrawal  is normal at this time of year.
Most water supplies not using Lake Michigan source water are operating under water use restrictions.
Joliet remains on a watering ban.
While water use restrictions have not formally been lifted, outside watering at this time is not an issue.  Water demand at most,
if not all, supplies has been significantly reduced.  Therefore, restrictions are not really an concern at this time.

Collinsville Update
10/14/2005
SYSTEM NAME	SYSTEM ID	WATER SOURCE(s)	FULL POOL	CAPACITY (days)	LEVEL OF CONCERN	CURRENT LEVEL	DATE OF CL	SYSTEM NAME	DROUGHT PLAN	PLAN IMPLEMENTED	COMMENTS
Breese	IL0270250	Shoal Creek, Side-Channel reservoir			4' down in side-channel reservoir	Shoal Creek is at normal pool.	09/08/2005	Breese	Conserve water order	no	Current water levels are not a concern
Carlyle	IL0270300	Kaskaskia River				Kaskaskia River is at 412.089'	09/08/2005	Carlyle	no	no	Current water levels are not a concern
Centralia	IL1214220	Raccoon Lake	Water level is 6" below the spill way when full		60" below spill way	32.8" from top of spill way	10/14/2005	Centralia	Conserve water order	no	Current water levels are not a concern
Chester	IL1570100	Mississippi River	Normal		2	4.8 above 0 (0 is in relation to barge traffic)	09/08/2005	Chester	no	no	Water could be as low as 20 below 0 and the plant would still have enough water.
Coulterville	IL1570150	Coulterville Lake				2' down	09/08/2005	Coulterville	yes	no	Current water levels are not a concern
Evansville	IL1570250	Kaskaskia River	Normal			368.8'	09/08/2005	Evansville	no	no
Farina	IL0510150	Impoundment reservoir (2 pits); Can pump water from East Fork River when it rains				Pit #1 is 8' down; Pit #2 is 5' down	09/08/2005	Farina	no	no	Current water levels are not a concern
Greenfield	IL0610150	Impoundment reservoir				27" down	09/08/2005	Greenfield	no	no	Current water levels are not a concern
Highland	IL1190550	Silver Lake	500'			14" down	09/08/2005	Highland	no	mo	Current water levels are not a concern
Holiday Shores	IL1195110	Holiday Lake	505msl		3' below full pool	504.5sml	09/08/2005	Holiday Shores	no	no	Current water levels are not a concern
Ill. Am.-Alton	IL1195150	Mississippi River	Normal				09/08/2005	Ill. Am. -Alton	yes	no	Current water levels are not a concern
Ill. Am. - E. St. Louis	IL1635040	Mississippi River	Normal				09/08/2005	Ill. Am. -E. St. Louis	yes	no	Current water levels are not a concern
Ill. Am. - Granite City	IL1195030	Mississippi River	Normal				09/08/2005	Ill. Am. -Granite City	yes	no	Current water levels are not a concern
Kaskaskia WD	IL1635110	Kaskaskia River	Normal				09/08/2005	Kaskaskia WD	yes	no	Current water levels are not a concern
Nashville	IL1890300	Nashville Lake; Washington Co. State Lake; Kaskaskia River				6" down	09/08/2005	Nashville	yes	no	Current water levels are not a concern
Patoka	IL1210400	North Fork of the Kaskaskia Creek; East Impoundment Reservoir; West Impoundement Reservoir				West- Full;    East- full	10/14/2005	Patoka	yes	no	Creek is flowing again.  Can purchase water from FMC
Salem	IL1210450	Salem reservoir; Carlyle Lake				Reservoir is down 20"	09/08/2005	Salem	yes	no	Reservoir is down for riprapping.  Can fill from Carlyle Lake
SLM	IL1635090	Kaskaskia River, Side Channel Reservoir	Normal			Side Channel is full	09/08/2005	SLM	yes	no	Current water levels are not a concern
Sparta	IL1570600	Sparta reservoir; Kaskaskia River, Northwest Strip Pit			down 5'	Reservoir is down 3'	09/08/2005	Sparta	yes	no	Current water levels are not a concern
Vandalia	IL0510350	Kaskaskia River; Vandalia Lake	Normal			Lake down 2'	09/08/2005	Vandalia	yes	no	Currently drawing from river
Note: Region has experienced some really heavy rains and appears to be in fairly good shape.

Champaign Update
10/14/2005
SYSTEM NAME	WATER SOURCE(s)	FULL POOL	CAPACITY (days)	CURRENT LEVEL	DATE OF CL	DROUGHT PLAN	PLAN IMPLEMENTED	COMMENTS
Altamont	Lake Altamont			down 39.5"	08/11/2005			adequate capacity remaining, past level reported to this office was down 50 inches
Bloomington	Lake Bloomington and Evergreen Lake	720 feet		down 11.44 ' (LB) down 2.1' (EL)	10/14/2005			Water being pumped from Evergreen Lake as of 10/10, estimated 465 days of water remaining
Decatur	Lake Decatur, supplemental sources if necessary			613.06 feet	10/14/2005			use of supplemental sources continues
Paris	Paris Twin Lakes, West and East			Full (W)/ Down 23.5 " (E)	10/14/2005
Effingham	Little Wabash River, Cips Lake (side channel), Lake Sara			Lake Sara down > approx. 2 ft	08/01/2005			routine use of water from Lake Sara for month of July.  Lake Sara has approximately a 4 BG volume
Charleston	Lake Charleston side channel reservoir	>900 MG		6" below normal pool	08/01/2005			still pumping some water from Embarras River into reservoir
Mattoon	Lake Paradise and Lake Mattoon			Down 2.5' (LP) Down 1.5' (LM)	08/01/2005			Lake Mattoon has volume of about 3.4 billion gallons.
Neoga	Lake Mattoon			Down 1.5 feet	08/01/2005			see above
IAWC Pontiac	Vermilion River, side channel reservior				10/14/2005			quarry is full (650 MG), using exclusively water from river
Aqua Illinois Danville	Lake Vermilion				10/14/2005			normal pool
Note:
Regarding Decatur, normal winter pool (after December 1) is 612.5 feet so they are in decent shape.

Rockford Update
09/08/2005
SYSTEM NAME	SYSTEM ID	WATER SOURCE(s)	FULL POOL	CAPACITY (days)	LEVEL OF CONCERN	CURRENT LEVEL	DATE OF CURRENT LEVEL	SYSTEM NAME	DROUGHT PLAN	PLAN IMPLEMENTED	COMMENTS
East Moline	IL1610250	Mississippi River					09/08/2005	East Moline	yes	no	No quantity problems - just algae.   Appears to be routine summer algae treatment regime.
Moline	IL1610450	Mississippi River					09/08/2005	Moline	yes	no	No quantity problems reported by Moline - just algae.   Appears to be routine summer algae treatment regime.
Rock Island	IL1610650	Mississippi River					09/08/2005	Rock Island	yes	no	No quantity problems - just algae.  Appears to be routine summer algae treatment regime.
Rock Island Arsenal	IL1615387	Mississippi River					09/08/2005	Rock Island Arsenal	yes	no
Streator	IL0995030	Vermillion River and side reservoir	300MG	90	at 15 ft down from full	down 2 ft from full	09/08/2005	Streator	yes	no	installed 12 extention to dam to increase river level above dam.

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