Category: Westside Sanitary Sewer
Westside Sanitary Sewer Location: West of Ridge Road. History: Started at Kenilworth Gardens in 1920s, expanded in 1930s and ’50s. The “separate” sanitary sewer on Wilmette’s westside has two basins: Harms Basin: Located west of Romona Road. Connects to MWRD at Harms Road. Princeton Basin: The area between …
Just a quick “heads up” that the Village of Wilmette has posted the proposed budget for 2016, and will hold a 2016 Budget Workshop this Thursday, October 29, from 7PM to 8PM. The public is welcome to attend and comment. The meetin Sewer upgrades, maintenance, and fees will …
Among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Egypt has the Great Pyramid of Giza, Greece has the Temple of Artemis. And Chicago…? We have the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, once considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of American Engineering. Here’s the section of the …
While talking to civil engineers to research this blog–and even when talking to plumbers about sewer issues at my house–they almost always launch into a spiel that goes something like this: Wilmette’s sewers are old, with sections dating back to the 1920s and ’50s. The village has changed …
When I lived in New Jersey, I heard a somewhat crude joke about the Passaic, a river that simultaneously serves as a source of public drinking water, and a destination for treated sewage. The joke was that you could have your beer at night, and then have it …
During almost every discussion about Wilmette sewers, there comes a point when I realize: Wait a minute–we’re not talking about the same sewer system! In fact, Wilmette does not have one sewer, or two, it has three, possibly four, distinct systems. Paris has nothing on us! Can you …
