Politics & Government

City Receives Award for Water Treatment Plant

Highland Park received the Illinois Section American Water Works Association 100 Year Club Award in honor of the George B. Prindle Water Treatment Plant.

The information below comes from the City of Highland Park.

The City of Highland Park received the Illinois Section American Water Works Association 100 Year Club Award in honor of the water supply services provided to customers through the George B. Prindle Water Treatment Plant since 1869.

The award was received by the Public Works Department on behalf of the City.The Department staff namely Water Distribution Superintendent Bill Stewart, Water Production Superintendent Don Jensen, and Water Plant Operators Henry Peskator and Jim Chang also received Quarter Century Awards to honor their dedication and commitment to water production for the City of Highland Park for more than 25 years.

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“We are all proud of the outstanding service our water plant staff provide,” City Manager David Knapp said. “The quality water they produce is among the best in the Nation, and it will only increase in quality as the plant is improved over the next several months.”

The George B. Prindle Water Treatment Plant has been providing water supply to customers since its inception in 1869 through an artisan well. Throughout the years, the plant has received several upgrades to improve water quality and capacity.

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The plant is currently able to produce up to 21 million gallons of water per day and is under construction for upgrade to an ultra-filtration membrane plant with a production capacity to 30 million gallons per day. Highland Park currently distributes water to Deerfield, Lincolnshire, Bannockburn, and Glenbrook Sanitary District and has been for 30 years.

The bulk of the upgrade project is scheduled for completion in December 2014.For more information about the historic George B. Prindle Water Treatment Plant and the current upgrades underway, visit www.cityhpil.com/watertreatment and www.cityhpil.com/construction.

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