Streator (Illinois-American)
System Information
System Description
A low channel dam along the Vermilion River (Illinois) stores 1075 ac-ft of water and an additional 728 ac-ft can be pumped into an old quarry, which functions as an off-channel reservoir, a storage basin for low nitrate water, and a pre-treatment sedimentation basin. Water can be pumped from the river to the treatment plant using three 2 mgd pumps and from the river to the off-channel reservoir using one 5 mgd pump.
Satellite Communities and Water Districts
Kangley and South Streator
Population Served: |
18000 |
County: |
La Salle |
Watersheds: |
Vermilion - Illinois |
Water Source
| Name |
Type |
Stream |
DA (sq mi) |
SA (ac) |
Capacity |
Year Est. |
Est. 2010 Cap. (ac-ft) |
| Vermilion River* |
RW |
Vermilion R |
1084 |
200 |
1074.5 |
2006 |
|
| Streator Quarry |
OCR |
Vermilion R |
0 |
30.3 |
728 |
2006 |
728 |
1989 Study: |
50-year drought yield sufficient at present level of water use. |
USGS Gages: |
Vermilion River near Leonore (05555300) |
Developments since 1989:
Streator has installed a small ion exchange plant because storage in the reservoir is insufficient for blending during extended periods of high nitrate concentrations in the Vermilion River.
Note: *A low channel dam on the river creates storage as noted in the table.
Notes and Terminology
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