Water and Sewer
Water and Sewer is billed quarterly and the amount is based
on water usage. Effective January 1, 2009, the cost of water
will increase from $3.15 per 100 cubic feet to $3.46. There
will be no change to the sewer rate of $0.40 per 100 cubic
feet. The combined rate for water and sewer will become $3.86
per 100 cubic feet.
Every household must have a $45.00 deposit on file for water
and sewer service. The deposit is billed on your first water
bill.
The Village’s combined waterworks and sewerage system
operations are funded by revenues collected from quarterly
water bills. Expenditures include the purchase of water from
the City of Chicago, operation and maintenance of the water
and sewer systems as well as capital improvements to the systems.
You may pay your utility bill:
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By Mail or In Person at:
Village of River Forest
400 Park Avenue
River Forest, IL 60305
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Drive through white drop box outside of Village Hall
- Online - Click on the Pay Water Bill icon below:
- Automatic Payment
Plan (Enrollment Form)
Stormwater Best Management Practices
Implementation of stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP’s)
is now becoming recognized as an important part of the development
process throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. Many of the
BMP’s recognize that local sewer systems cannot handle
additional load and are alternative solutions to the conventional
process of capturing stormwater and conveying it to the local
receiving sewer. An informational
brochure was developed by members of the
Water Issues Task Force, which is part of the Metropolitan
Mayors Caucus,
that contains some basic ideas on stormwater BMP’s that
could be distributed to local elected officials and planning
commissions to introduce the concept of stormwater BMP’s
to them.
The Village of River Forest has long recognized the need to
manage stormwater and have been aggressive in reducing stormwater
runoff from sites being redeveloped as part of the Planned
Development Process.
Protect Your Basements Against Flooding
The Village has funding available for a program designed to help subsidize
the installation of eligible flood control improvements such as overhead
sewers or backflow prevention valves in River Forest. With backflow prevention,
buildings can be protected against the occasional backup of the Village's
combined sewer system. The program provides for a 50 percent Village subsidy
for eligible improvements up to a maximum subsidy of $4,000. Those residents
interested in obtaining informational and application materials can click
on the following link or contact Public Works at (708) 366-8500.
Basement Protection
Program for the Village of River Forest (PDF File - 930KB)
Cross-Connection Control Devices
The Village’s cross-connection control device program is mandated by
the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Public Water Supplies,
to ensure that public water supply systems are adequately protected against
contamination originating from plumbing systems found within residential and
non-residential buildings. The program is designed to ensure that all residential
and non-residential buildings connected to the Village's water system are required
to have approved cross-connection control devices installed, do in fact have
them. Cross-connection control devices are sometimes referred to as backflow
prevention devices.
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