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The duties of the Operations Division associated with water include monitoring of distribution and storage of potable water and associated regulatory reporting requirements; repair of water mains, valves, hydrants, customer water service lines and valve boxes; hydrant flow testing; water valve exercising; water meter installation, repair and testing; water quality testing; manhole, vault, and catch basin repairs; and responding to resident requests for service and assistance.  The Village of Glen Ellyn’s Public Works Department maintains the water production, pumping, storage, and distribution system within the Village. This system includes:

• Two pressure adjusting stations where Glen Ellyn receives Lake Michigan water from the DuPage Water Commission.
• Two 1,000,000 gallon ground reservoirs and two elevated storage tanks of 500,000 and 750,000 gallon capacity.
• Two stand-by ground water wells.
• 110  miles of water mains;  1,200  fire hydrants;  1350 water main line valves;  8,000 customer water service line valves, and  8,300 water meters.
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) monitoring and control system.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires all local governments to provide an annual water quality report. The Village of Glen Ellyn meets or exceeds the standards established for drinking water by the EPA. For more information on the Village of Glen Ellyn’s water quality, please see the full water quality reports.

The DuPage Water Commission works to provide reliable, quality and cost-effective water from Lake Michigan to many municipalities within DuPage County. The Commission is regulated by a 12-member Board of Directors, comprised of representatives and a chairman appointed by DuPage County and representatives appointed by municipal mayors. For more information on the Commission or Lake Michigan water, please visit the DuPage Water Commission’s website at www.dpwc.org.