Hillsboro
System Information
System Description
The treatment plant receives water from Glenn Shoals Lake and Lake Hillsboro at 1200 gpm. Glenn Shoals Lake provides about 90 percent of the water, although the plant does not meter the two sources separately. A 38-acre sediment and nutrient control basin is located on the lake's northeastern shore.
Satellite Communities and Water Districts
Coffeen, Schram City, and Taylor Springs
Population Served: |
9000 |
County: |
Montgomery |
Watersheds: |
Kaskaskia |
Water Source
Name |
Type |
Stream |
DA (sq mi) |
SA (ac) |
Capacity |
Year Est. |
Est. 2010 Cap. (ac-ft) |
Glenn Shoals Lake |
IR |
M Fk Shoal Cr |
80 |
1250 |
9717 |
2006 |
9422 |
Lake Hillsboro |
IR |
Lake Hillsboro Cr |
7.44 |
104.5 |
1017.8 |
1982 |
816.1 |
1989 Study: |
50-year drought yield sufficient at present level of water use. |
USGS Gages: |
No data available |
Developments since 1989:
Voluntary odd- and even-day watering restrictions between 6 - 9 a.m. and 6 - 9 p.m. were instituted during the 2005 drought. Plant capacity also limited production during the summer of 2007. A new 3.5 mgd treatment plant is expected to come online in October 2008.
Notes and Terminology
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