Joliet Water Resource at a Cross-Roads

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Joliet Water Resource at a Cross-Roads Instructions: Read posted Fall 2020 Rethink Water Joliet newsletter article published by the City of Joliet. It might come as a surprise to learn that Joliet, and the surrounding municipalities, have a looming water crisis that will be very expensive to address. This is one of the prices we pay for living in a prairie paradise. Complete the following questions based on this article. Type your answers in bold type please. 1. Where does the City of Joliet currently get its water from? Joliet’s main source of drinking water is the deep sandstone aquifer. 2. When is the City of Joliet expected to exceed its maximum day water demands? The City of Joliet is expected to exceed its maximum day water demands by 2030 3. What were the final 5 possible new sources of drinking water for Joliet recommended by the COJ Mayor’s Environmental Commission? The three Lake Michgan options , the Kankakee River, and the Illinois River, is what is being recommended by the Environmental Commission. 4. In January 2020, which preferred source of water did the Joliet City Council select? The Joliet City Council selected Lake Michigan as the preferred source of water for the City. 5. What are the two options now under consideration for bringing a new water supply to the Joliet region? The first option is purchasing treated water from the City of Chicago Deparment of Water Management . The second option includes constructing a new Lake Michigan intake in Hammond, Indiana and a water treatment plant near Joliet to create a new water system. 6. Do both options have the exact same potential risks? If no, mention one difference between the options. Both of these don’t have the same exact risks, for example a risk for CDWM is that there would be a Lack of Control and The Indian Intake
risk is crossing state lines. One risk they have in common however is land acquisition. 7. What are the estimated costs if Joliet were to take on the cost of the two options independently? For the CDWM the capital cost would be $592,000,000 and for the New Indiana intake it would be $1,028,000,000. 8. What will the average residential monthly water bill be for a household using 700 cubic feet of water in 2030 for each of the two options? Is this a lot more than residents are currently paying in 2020? For the CDWM in 2030 the average residential water bill will be about $89.83 as to in 2020 it was about $30. For the New Indiana in 2030 it will be about $93.15 and in 2020 it was also about $30. 9. What is the time-frame when construction will occur on this new water project? The time frame of when this construction will occur is 2030. 10. After reading this newsletter and completing this assignment, what are your thoughts? It was very concerning to read that the aquifer will likely run dry by the year 2030 with us being close to entering 2024. I can see why in late January of 2021 they chose the CDWM system over the New Indiana. Not only will it be cheaper for them but also be cheaper for the residentials paying their monthly water bill.
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