Principal Investigator(s)
Kip Stevenson
Project Staff
Kip Stevenson
Sponsor(s)
Livingston County Environmental Association
Project Period
2004-Current
Abstract
The Pontiac Wastewater Treatment Operation (POTW) discharges to the Vermilion River near Pontiac, IL. Currently the POTW receives leachate collected from the Livingston County Landfill operated by American Disposal Services of Illinois Inc. Area residents wish to determine whether this mixed wastewater stream is adequately treated within the POTW to avoid discharge of contaminants to the Vermilion River. This monitoring is being conducted to enable Livingston County Environmental Association (LCEA) to establish current conditions and to assess any current or potential impacts to water quality in the Vermilion River due to effluent discharge from the POTW, whether now or in the future.
Quarterly sampling is conducted for numerous analytic constituents at three locations:
Upstream Vermilion River (above the WWTP outfall)
Wastewater Treatment Plant Outfall (before it enters the Vermilion River)
Downstream Vermilion River (below WWTP outfall)
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