Category: Westside Sanitary Sewer

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 …

The short answer to the “Big Dig” question is that the Village of Wilmette is constructing a 5.5 million gallon reservoir in West Park, in order to provide extra capacity for the separate sanitary sewer during heavy rainfall. Which Sewer System Is This? What’s confusing about this project …