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Combined Sewer Overflows

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:

  • By Mail or In Person at:
    Village of River Forest
    400 Park Avenue
    River Forest, IL 60305

  • 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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