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Illinois American Water to Upgrade Godfrey Wastewater System; Project includes Restoration to La Vista Creek Watershed
March 8, 2021 GMT
GODFREY, Ill. (BUSINESS WIRE) Mar 8, 2021
Next week, Illinois American Water will begin upgrades to wastewater infrastructure in Godfrey. Approximately $750,000 will be invested to replace two sections of a 24-inch wastewater effluent main. Work will also be completed to protect the existing wastewater force main which runs from the La Vista lift station to the Godfrey wastewater treatment plant.
This infrastructure, located along La Vista Creek, will be reinforced, and protected from the natural shifting of the creek and potential creek bank erosion. According to Ric Cooper, senior design engineer, the project “will not only upgrade wastewater infrastructure but will also protect and enhance the La Vista Creek watershed.”
Sanitary sewer main installation planned
The Telegraph
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ALTON Illinois American Water is installing more than six miles of sanitary sewer main in the Turner Tract, Shields Valley and Piasa Valley areas of Alton.
Ethan Steinacher, operations manager for the Central Division which includes the Alton service area, said that when Illinois American Water acquired the Alton Regional Wastewater system the company made a commitment to address requirements set forth by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to remedy combined sewer overflows.
“An investment of $50 million over a decade will be made to separate portions of the combined system. This work supports wastewater service reliability and source water protection,” Steinacher said.
Godfrey will continue Glazebrook Park project
Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com
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GODFREY After their last board meeting, village trustees agreed to advance the Glazebrook Park Expansion project and Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) Grant.
Before discussion at Tuesday’s meeting, Mayor Mike McCormick expressed concern board members were “a little rough” at the last meeting with Village Parks and Recreation Director Todd Strubhart and Village Engineer Richard Beran.
“All that they have done is what this board has directed them to do,” McCormick said. “They were just doing their jobs.”
In 2019, Godfrey applied for a grant through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for the first phase of the Glazebrook Park expansion. The application was successful and Godfrey will be awarded $400,000 for the project. Half of the money has been received and is being held until the completion of the project when a reimburse
Residents of Godfrey s Piasa Hills subdivision will be getting some money back from the Village of Godfrey. The Village Board voted unanimously at Tuesday night s meetin