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Water
situation in Kane is solid, official reports
Chicago Tribune
- 6/18
Kane
County's water supply is stable for the immediate future and a
multiyear study to help provide for its long-term stability is
on schedule and within budget, the county's water resources director
said Tuesday.
"Seasonal
shortages may continue locally, but countywide there remains sufficient
water supply for continued growth throughout the remainder of
the five-year study," Paul Schuch said in a report to the
County Board's Development Committee.
The $2.1 million study by the Illinois State Water Survey and
the Illinois State Geological Survey entered its second year May
1.
"Kane
County continues to rank ahead of many entities in the region
in planning for water supply and will be the first in the region
with the database to assist in water-supply planning and modeling,"
Schuch said.
The
ultimate goal, he said, is to provide the sophisticated data necessary
to support and defend Kane's management of its water supply. The
county also wants to avoid building a costly countywide system,
as DuPage County did nearly two decades ago when it faced shortages.
Population
is expected to nearly double in Kane during the next 20 years,
so the county may face a repeat of the DuPage situation, he said.
The
study of Kane's water resources--underlying aquifers and the Fox
River--is based on the idea that meeting future water demand through
Lake Michigan water would be too costly.
Much-improved
technology and data-collection techniques allow Kane County properly
regulate the spacing of deep wells and control which aquifer is
used in the future.
In
addition, County Development Director Phil Bus noted that water
metering and conservation techniques have improved dramatically
since the 1950s, when water shortages first were experienced in
eastern DuPage.
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