Illinois American Water reminds customers of conservation program
Illinois American Water annual water conservation program will be in effect for your service area beginning May 15 through Sept. 15. These conservation measures are approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission for communities served by Illinois American Water that are supplied with Lake Michigan water or have a Lake Michigan water allocation.
"Water conservation is something we take very seriously at IAW," stated Richard Hermann, Senior manager of field services and production for the Chicago Metro District. "Although we implement this program annually during the summer months when water usage goes up, we encourage our customers to use water wisely to ensure we protect this precious resource for future generations."
As a part of this program, watering of lawns and other outdoor consumptive uses may only be done on an "odd/even" watering basis. Customers whose street addresses end in an odd number may water only on an odd-numbered calendar day.
Customers whose street addresses end in an even number may water only on an even-numbered calendar day.
In addition, customers should check their local ordinances as many municipalities also have restrictions on watering of lawns and other outside uses to promote conservation, such as limiting outdoor usage to the hours of 7 to 11 a.m. or 7 to 11 p.m. This will take effect May 15 and run through Sept. 15. Enforcement of Illinois American Water's conservation program is the responsibility of individual municipalities by ordinance.
In the event of extended drought and/or water shortages by water supply agencies, all outside uses may be banned. If this occurs, you will receive further communication. For more information on Illinois American Water's conservation program, visit www.illinoisamwater.com.
About Illinois American Water - Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 1.2 million people. American Water also operates a customer service center in Alton and a quality control and research laboratory in Belleville.
American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. Marking its 130th anniversary this year, the company employs 6,700 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.